Book type: fiction (8798)


8591.
Whose Body?

Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers EN

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Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
In his first murder case, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the bizarre case of a corpse in the bathtub.


8593.

Why Goats Smell Bad by Raouf Mama EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
Country: Africa / Benin flag Benin
Description:
A collection of twenty folk stories from the Fon people of Benin, about orphans and twins with magical associations, spirits, animals, royalty, and farmers.

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Why I Killed My Best Friend by Amanta Michalopoulou EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Greece flag Greece
Description:
A young girl named Maria is lifted from her beloved Africa and relocated to her native Greece. She struggles with the transition, hating everything about Athens: the food, the air, the school, her classmates and the language. Just as she resigns herself to misery, Anna arrives. Though Anna's refined, Parisian upbringing is the exact opposite of Maria's, the two girls instantly bond over their common foreignness, becoming inseparable in their relationship as each other's best friend, but also as each other's fiercest competition; with boys, talents and politics.

8595.

Why We Took the Car by Wolfgang Herrndorf EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
An American debut by a best-selling German author follows the darkly comic coming-of-age story of misfits Mike and Tschick, whose decided unpopularity and exclusion from a gorgeous girl's party trigger a fateful road trip.

8596.

Why, Why, Why? by Quim Monzó EN

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Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
A man tries to teach a stone to speak through sheer force of will. An engaged couple makes a pact to never lie, and their union dissolves immediately. Over the course of a phone call, a man learns that his girlfriend died months ago, and that he’s been unknowingly seeing her twin sister. Prince Charming marries Cinderella, but then has an affair with the evil stepsisters. A psychopath's liver explodes after a night of heavy drinking, but instead of killing him, it allows him to be a better drinker. These, and many more, strange and twisted characters populate the pages of Why, Why, Why? , a d... continue

8597.

Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco EN

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Country: Asia / Philippines flag Philippines
Description:
An unforgettable alternative history fairytale series from the author of The Bone Witch trilogy about found family, modern day magic, and finding the place you belong. Many years ago, the magical Kingdom of Avalon was left desolate and encased in ice when the evil Snow Queen waged war on the powerful country. Its former citizens are now refugees in a world mostly devoid of magic. Which is why the crown prince and his protectors are stuck in...Arizona. Prince Alexei, the sole survivor of the Avalon royal family, is in hiding in a town so boring, magic doesn't even work there. Few know his secre... continue

8598.

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys EN

Rating: 4 (23 votes)
Description:
Antoinette Cosway is a Creole heiress - product of an inbred, decadent, expatriate community - a sensitive girl at once beguiled and repelled by the lush Jamaican landscape. Soon after her marriage to Rochester rumours of madness in the Cosway family poison Rochester's mind against her.

8599.
Widowland

Widowland by C. J. Carey EN

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'READING THIS TERRIFIC, ORWELLIAN NOVEL YOU ALMOST HOLD YOUR BREATH' Bel Mooney An alternative history with a strong feminist twist, perfect for fans of Robert Harris' Fatherland, Christina Dalcher's Vox and the dystopian novels of Margaret Atwood. 'A TRIUMPH' Amanda Craig 'CONVINCING AND GRIPPING' Elizabeth Buchan 'BRILLIANTLY IMAGINED' Clare Chambers 'TERRIFIC HEROINE' Adèle Geras 'VIVIDLY IMAGINED' Nicci French To control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited literature. London, 1953, Coronation year - but not the Coronation of Elizabeth II. Thirteen years have p... continue
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Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert : Roman by Saša Stanišić DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
Als der Bürgerkrieg in den 90er Jahren Bosnien heimsucht, flieht der junge Aleksandar mit seinen Eltern in den Westen. Rastlos neugierig erobert er sich das fremde Deutschland und erzählt mit unbändiger Lust die irrwitzigen Geschichten von damals, von der großen Familie und den kuriosen Begebenheiten im kleinen Viegrad. Aleksandar fabuliert sich die Angst weg und "die Zeit, als alles gut war" wieder herbei. Aleksandar wächst in der kleinen bosnischen Stadt Vi egrad auf. Sein größtes Talent ist das Erfinden von Geschichten: Er denkt gar nicht daran, sich an die Themen der Schulaufsätze zu halte... continue