Books from United Kingdom
25 popular british books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from United Kingdom.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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In the Land of Invisible Women : A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta Ahmed EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A female, British Muslim doctor describes her practice treating women in Saudi Arabia, where the harsh code of orthodoxy for women is contradicted by some of the private behavior of wealthy women, but imposes a harsh reality on poor women.
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Luna şi doi bani jumate by William Somerset Maugham RO
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Luna si doi bani jumate are ca punct de pornire biografia faimosului pictor francez Paul Gauguin. Personajul principal, Charles Strickland (Gauguin) este un agent de bursa londonez. Isi doreste foarte mult sa picteze, iar aceasta dorinta il determina sa paraseasca Londra, sa plece la Parris, apoi in Tahiti, lasandu-i pe cei apropiati in mizerie. Departe de civilizatie, Strickland picteaza necontenit, devenind unul dintre cei mai mari pictori ai lumii. Chinurile si sfasierea interioara ale agentului de bursa, care isi urmeaza destinul indiferent de consecinte, devin un simbol al blestemului art... continue
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Me Before You by Jojo Moyes EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane. Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that. What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colou... continue
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O cameră doar a ei by Virginia Woolf RO
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Eseul „O cameră doar a ei” reprezintă una dintre cele mai valoroase contribuții la literatura feministă din secoluln XX. A fost publicat inițial în 1929 și constituie o argumentare spumoasă, urbană și convingătoare împotriva subminării intelectuale a femeii, cu precădere a scriitoarelor.
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O vară la ţară by Joseph Lloyd Carr RO
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Puterea de atractie a acestui mic roman, care i-a adus lui J. L. Carr nominalizarea la Premiul Booker, porneste din relatarea "la vedere" a unui tanar restaurator de picturi murale care descopera o capodopera pe peretii unei mici biserici de tara, din Anglia inceputului de secol 20. Treptat, cartea se transforma intr-un palimpsest din care ies la iveala intamplari ce au asteptat sute de ani sa fie scoase la suprafata si amintirea marii iubiri pe care tanarul restaurator o rateaza, obsedat de secretele picturii maestrului necunoscut.
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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'Brilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking' Jojo Moyes 'A must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all' Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City Queenie is a twenty-five-year-old Black woman living in south London, straddling Jamaican and British culture whilst slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper where she's constantly forced to compare herself to her white, midd... continue
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The Dragon Empress : Life and Times of Tz'u-hsi, Empress Dowager of China, 1835-1908 by Marina Warner EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Reveals the influence of the Chinese empress' personality and obsession for power on her reign and relationship with various countries
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The Fish Who Found the Sea by Alan Watts EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A rediscovered treasure for a new generation: the first and only story for children ever written by Alan Watts. Alan Watts, beloved for bringing a childlike wonder to the spiritual journey, once wrote a story for children. The Fish Who Found the Sea brings this delightful and wise parable to life for a new generation. Presented with new art from award-winning illustrator Khoa Le, here is a story as timely as it is entertaining—sharing a key message about getting into harmony with the flow of life. In this tale of a tail, we meet a fish with a curiously familiar problem—he’s gotten himself so m... continue
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The Rose Arbor by Rhys Bowen EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
An investigation into a girl's disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a haunting novel of suspense by the bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Paris Assignment. London: 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper when a young girl's disappearance captivates the city. If Liz can break the story, it's her way into the newsroom. She already has a scoop: her best friend Marisa is a police officer who is assigned to the case. Liz follows Marisa to Dorset, where they make another disturbing discovery. Twenty-five years ago, th... continue