Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (4406)
4031.
The Ghost Cat : 12 Decades, 9 Lives, 1 Cat by Alex Howard EN
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Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.'The Ghost Cat is an Edinburgh delight: "mizzle-ridden" days were made for books like this!'LUCY RIBCHESTER, author of The Hourglass Factory'A beautiful story' Tiktok's @beansthegingercat'Enchanting, entertaining and engaging ...[Bokinfo].
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Bad Gays : A Homosexual History by Huw Lemmey, Ben Miller EN
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These “very funny-deep dives into the lives of the most dastardly queer people in history” offer a passionate argument for rethinking gay politics beyond identity (Vogue). What can we learn from the homosexual villains, failures, and baddies of our past? We all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks for Bosie? What about those ‘bad gays’ whose unexemplary lives reveal more than we might expect? Many popular histories seek to establish homosexual heroes, pioneers, and martyrs but, as Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller argue, the past is filled with queer people whose sexualities and dastardly deeds have b... continue
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Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope EN
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The Revd Mark Robarts puts his future and his family in peril when he guarantees the debts of an unscrupulous MP. The romantic hopes of Mark's sister Lucy are also dependent on the goodwill of Mark's offended patroness, mother of Lucy's suitor. Trollope's fourth Barchester novel, Framley Parsonage remains one of his most popular stories.
4034.
Wahala : A Novel by Nikki May EN
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"An incisive and exhilarating debut novel following three Anglo-Nigerian best friends and the lethally glamorous fourth woman who infiltrates their group-the most unforgettable girls since Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha"--
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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens EN
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A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an introduction by Philip Horne. The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, t... continue
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None of the Above : Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary by Travis Alabanza EN
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An electric memoir about what it means to live outside the gender boundaries imposed on us by society, from the award-winning trans writer and performer.
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Bajo el culo del sapo by Tibor Fischer ES
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Estar «bajo el culo del sapo» equivale para los húngaros a nuestro vulgar «estar jodido». Y jodidos van a estar los húngaros Gyuri y Pataki en vísperas del año 1956. Hasta entonces las cosas no les habían ido del todo mal. Amigos inseparables desde 1944, cuando, aún jóvenes soldados, se dedicaban a saquear lo que los nazis no se habían llevado, viajan por toda la nación formando parte de un equipo de baloncesto con tres únicos objetivos: los placeres del sexo, la holgazanería y la subversión de las normas del estado comunista. En su desaforada picaresca conoceremos a una galería de personajes ... continue
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Stories from Ancient Rome by Alfred John Church EN
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Stories of the early days of Rome, from the time of the kings through the establishment of the republic and its struggles with other peoples on the Italian peninsula, and concluding with the wars with Carthage. Suitable for ages 9 and up.
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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley EN
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In the near future, a disaffected civil servant is offered a lucrative job in a mysterious new government ministry. Her role is to work as a 'bridge': living with, assisting and monitoring the expat known as '1847' - Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition to the Arctic, so he's a little disoriented to find himself alive and surrounded by outlandish concepts such as 'washing machine', 'Spotify' and 'the collapse of the British Empire'. During a long, sultry summer he and his bridge move from awkwardness to genuine frie... continue