Books set in England (261)


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The Nature of Blood by Caryl Phillips EN

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The Nature of Blood is an unforgettable novel about loss and persecution, about courage and betrayal, and about the terrible pain yet absoulte necessity of human memory. A young Jewish woman growing up in Germany in the middle of the twentieth century and an African general hired by the Doge to command his armies in sixteenth century Venice are bound by personal crisis and momentous social conflict. What emerges is Europe's age-old obsession with race, with sameness and difference, with blood.

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The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / England flag England
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The #1 New York Times bestseller from “the queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory is a rich, compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue surrounding the Tudor court of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the infamous Boleyn family. When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of the handsome and charming Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family’s ambitious plots as the king’s interest begin... continue


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The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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Four bumbling members of a nineteenth-century London social club, known as the legendary Pickwick Club, journey to places outside the city and become involved in romantic foibles, danger, and a few legal scrapes. Reissue.

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The Pinhoe Egg : A Chrestomanci Book by Diana Wynne Jones EN

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Two powerful young enchanters, Cat, the future Chrestomanci, and Marianne, who is being trained to be Gammer of the Pinhoes, work together as friends to try to end an illegal witches' war and, in the process, right some old wrongs.

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The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie EN

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There's a body in a trunk; a dead girl's reflection is caught in a mirror; and one corpse is back from the grave, while another is envisioned in the recurring nightmare of a terrified eccentric. What's behind such ghastly misdeeds? Try money, revenge, passion, and pleasure. With multiple motives, multiple victims, and multiple suspects, it's going to take a multitude of talent to solve these clever crimes. In this inviting collection, Agatha Christie enlists the services of her finest—Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Parker Pyne—and puts them each to the test in the most challenging cases of t... continue

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The Retreat : Thriller - Von der Autorin des Bestsellers 'Das Sanatorium' by Sarah Pearse DE

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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Es ist der perfekte Ort, um der Welt zu entfliehen. Oder zu sterben ... Von der Autorin des SPIEGEL-Bestsellers »Das Sanatorium«. Die Einheimischen nennen die Insel Reaper's Rock – Fels des Sensenmanns. Vor Jahren hatte hier ein Serienkiller eine Gruppe Jugendlicher getötet, und man munkelt, der Ort sei verflucht. Nun wurde hier vor der malerischen Küste Devons ein Öko-Wellness-Retreat eröffnet, das Ruhe und Entspannung verspricht. Nichts deutet noch auf die dunkle Vergangenheit. Bis die Leiche einer jungen Frau auf den Felsen unterhalb des Yoga-Pavillons gefunden wird. Ein Unfall? Doch das Op... continue

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The Return of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks EN

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Originally published in 1986 by Doubleday.

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The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters EN

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Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth. The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives. In the Spring of 1140, a young man, pursued by a lynching mob, claims sanctuary just in time to save his life. Brother Cadfael believes the boy is innocent and sets out to prove it.

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The Scarlet Seed

The Scarlet Seed by Edith Pargeter EN

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Historisk roman fra England i 1200-tallet om en kirkebygnings-mester