Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (4396)
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The Hand by Georges Simenon EN
BelgiumDescription:
Dan said he would go back out into the snowstorm to look for Ray. Instead he has spent the last few hours on a red bench in the barn, smoking cigarette after cigarette. As he replays his memories of recent months, of the dinner party that evening in Connecticut and the journey home with their wives, his heroic search for his friend turns into a trial of their friendship - one that could leave Ray to perish in the snow.
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Mit Maigret in der Bretagne by Georges Simenon DE
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TwoDie Bretagne! Eine Gegend, die jeden in Ferienstimmung versetzt – außer den aus Paris angereisten Kommissar, der in Concarneau einen Mordversuch aufklären soll. Mürrisch setzt er sich ins Café de l’Amiral, um sich bei einem Glas Pernod ein Bild von dem Opfer und den Verdächtigen zu machen. Doch der Pernod ist mit Strychnin versetzt, und ein herrenloser gelber Hund verbreitet Angst und Schrecken. Düster lässt sich auch Maigrets zweiter bretonischer Fall an, obwohl sich eine hübsche Mordzeugin dem Kommissar als Assistentin anbietet. Maigret mysteries located in France.
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The Venice Train by Georges Simenon EN
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'There were some weeks that were painful, nerve-racking. At the office or at home, in the middle of a meal, he would suddenly find his forehead bathed in sweat, a tightness in his chest, and at those times, feeling everyone's eyes on him was unbearable.' When an unusually inquisitive stranger strikes up conversation with Justin Calmar on the train home from a family holiday, his sun-drenched memories are overshadowed by an event that will change his life forever. As he travels alone through northern Italy and Switzerland, his carefully constructed life as an upright citizen begins to unravel, ... continue
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Lost in the Fog: Memoir of a Bastard : A Belgian Recalls the War, the Nazis, Her Fractured Life by Rachel Van Meers, Daniel Chase EN
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The courageous story of Van Meers, born in a home for unwed mothers in Ghent, Belgium, 1930. It is told in her own words in a frank, humorous and down-to-earth manner. She grew up as a "bastard" during the Great Depression, and sees her family and country told apart by prejudice and politics in World War II, and recounts how she struggles to redefine herself in turbulent postwar Europe. Based on hundreds of hours of taped interviews, Rachel's view of a family "not-quite-normal," her amazing strength in the face of abusive and degrading treatment, and her strong faith and upbeat attitude make h... continue
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The Edges by Angelo Tijssens, Michele Hutchinson EN
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Mesmeric and tender, this is the tale of one man’s search for love and affection.
A man returns to his hometown to clear out the flat of his recently deceased mother. While there, he cannot resist visiting his former lover. As the storm rages in the night outside, he finds in the man’s embrace some kind of quiet; some kind of home.
As we are drawn into the narrator’s past, we see how a childhood marked by abuse and a life lived on the edges can shape someone – and what respite and beauty can be found in love and trust. Unsentimental yet aching with longing and vul... continue
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Superspannend! Het was nooit de bedoeling geweest, maar hij was tot over zijn oren verliefd op haar. En dat ze als docente op zijn school zou beginnen, maakte hun verhouding alleen maar spannender. Wanneer Yasmine de relatie plots verbreekt, probeert David hardnekkig tot haar door te dringen. Tevergeefs. Maar zij is alles voor hem. Hij zal haar nooit meer laten gaan... Hij keek de lege schoolgang in. Ze zou eindelijk luisteren naar hem. Hij zou er alles aan doen om haar voor zich terug te winnen. Niets of niemand kon hem nu nog tegenhouden. Voor hij de trap opging, haalde hij het geweer uit zi... continue
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Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic by Esther Perel EN
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Esther Perel takes on tough questions, grappling with the obstacles and anxieties that arise when our quest for secure love conflicts with our pursuit of passion. She invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust home. In her 20 years of clinical experience, Perel has treated hundreds of couples whose home lives are empty of passion. They describe relationships that are open and loving, yet sexually dull. What is going on? In this explosively original book, Perel explains that our cultural penchant for equality, togethern... continue
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Allemaal willen we de hemel by Els Beerten NL
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Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog valt er tijdens een aanslag op verzetsleden een dode.
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Zij by Maaike Neuville NL
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Een uitzonderlijk debuut over machtsverhoudingen waarin de rol van dader en slachtoffer diffuus is Welke nacht heeft zich ongemerkt kunnen plooien rondom alles wat ik doe zodat ik, als vrolijk opgevoede volwassen vrijgevochten vrouw, alsnog met strakke boeien in deze trein zit? De 39-jarige actrice Ada Peeters neemt de trein naar de stad waar ze die avond op het podium zal staan met een zelfgeschreven monoloog. Herinneringen aan de oudere theaterdocent met wie ze als studente een verhouding had, wellen ongewild in haar op. Het is zijn stad waar ze gaat spelen. Ook op het podium, terwijl ze oog... continue