A Work of Beauty: Alexander McCall Smith's Edinburgh
By: Alexander McCall Smith
4.33
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
"I love this city, and always shall. I write about it. I dream about it. I walk its streets and see…
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1. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
By: Muriel Spark
3.70
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
A teacher at a girl's school in Edinburgh during the 1930s comes into conflict with school authorit… read more
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- scotland
"It's only possible to betray where loyalty is due"-Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
"[...] there were other people's Edinburghs quite different from hers [...]"-Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
"... flattening their scorn underneath the chariot wheels of her superiority."-Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
"To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul."-Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
2. How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It
By: Arthur Herman , None
3.74
Format: 646 pages, Paperback
Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market c… read more
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3. The Tinder Box
By: Minette Walters
3.29
Format: 178 pages, Paperback
A chilling tale of prejudice, ambition and cunning in which villagers react to a brutal double murd… read more
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4. A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19)
By: Deborah Crombie
4.25
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestseller Deborah Crombie returns with a new novel focusing on Scotland Yard detect… read more
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5. The Dance Tree
By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
3.90
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping historical novel, the internationally bestselling author of The Mercies weaves a s… read more
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6. Old God's Time
By: Sebastian Barry
3.85
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author, a dazzlingly written novel exploring love, memory, … read more
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"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-de immòbil, feliç i inútil"-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-se immòbil, feliç i inútil"-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
"No one minds life as long as they are not trying to leave it. Nor death, as long as they are not dying."-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
7. Bookish People
By: Susan Coll
2.88
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A perfect storm of comedic proportions erupts in a DC bookstore over the course of one soggy summer… read more
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8. The Last Chance Library
By: Freya Sampson
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
June Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts a… read more
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9. The Mercies
By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
4.01
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
After a storm has killed off all the island's men, two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village s… read more
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"Handsome man, as these Scots often seem to be…"-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Mercies
"It is written, and once written, things aren’t easily forgotten."-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Mercies
"…she isn’t sure a life spent here is worthy of the label of living."-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Mercies
"This is your land?' 'No.' The girl's tone was firm as her gaze. 'We only lived here."-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Mercies
10. The Years
By: Annie Ernaux
4.17
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Considered by many to be the iconic French memoirist’s defining work and a breakout bestseller when… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Sauver quelque chose du temps où l'on ne sera plus jamais."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
"La profusion des choses cachait la rareté des idées et l'usure des croyances."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
"The profusion of things concealed the scarcity of ideas and the erosion of beliefs."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
"Je ne suis nulle part dans le temps. Il est l'ange qui fait revivre le passé, rend éternel."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
11. So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men
By: Claire Keegan
3.99
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Librarian's Note: This is the entry for the short story collection. Please don't combine it with th… read more
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"You know what is at the heart of misogyny? When it comes down to it?’ ‘So I’m a misogynist now?’ ‘It’s simply about not giving,’ she said."-Claire Keegan, So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men
12. The Salt Path
By: Raynor Winn
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home and… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
"It’s six hundred and thirty miles and we’ll have to camp all the way."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"Give time for what you know you must do and you will have what you desire the most."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"Refugees from western civilisation, cut adrift from life in a boat that rarely finds a harbour."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"We had lost everything except our children and each other, but we had the wet grass and the rhythm of the sea on the rocks."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
13. Enlightenment
By: Sarah Perry
3.70
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling new work of literary fiction from the author of The Essex Serpent, a story of love and a… read more
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"Thomas [Hart] lived where he'd been born, and where (so he often thought without rancor) he'd very likely die; and if he lived alone he was not lonely, that being a condition not of solitude but of l…"-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment
"So I told her this: that it's true I've only rarely been happy, and perhaps more often been sad. But I have been content. I have lived. I have felt everything available to me: I've been faithless, de…"-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment
"I wish I could say, James, that we forgave each other in the end. I wish I could say: she put her head on my shoulder and I welcomed it and we laughed and said all was well. But in fact we were quiet…"-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment
"...in the ordinary way we love because we're loved, and give more or less what we're given. But to love without return is more strange and more wonderful, and not the humiliating thing I'd once taken…"-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment
14. The Wild Silence
By: Raynor Winn
3.98
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
The follow-up to The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After … read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
"At what point in our lives does cynicism take over from instinct? When we stop feeling the softness of rain on our face and start worrying about being wet?…When do we make that switch from being part…"-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence
"Wat is toch dat moment in ons leven dat cynisme de overhand krijgt over intuïtie? Wanneer maakt het voelen van de zachtheid van regendruppels in ons gezicht plaats voor de bezorgdheid dat we nat word…"-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence
15. The Fair Botanists
By: Sara Sheridan
3.91
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. I… read more
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16. Oh William!
By: Elizabeth Strout
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Lucy Barton is a writer, but her ex-husband, William, remains a hard man to read. William, she conf… read more
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"I am not invisible no matter how deeply I feel that I am."-Elizabeth Strout, Oh William!
"Mensen zijn eenzaam, dat wil ik hier maar mee zeggen. Veel mensen kunnen niet tegen degenen die ze goed kennen zeggen wat ze misschien wel zouden willen zeggen."-Elizabeth Strout, Oh William!
"Er was iets aan haar wat ten diepste -bijna wezenlijk- in harmonie was met zichzelf, zoals iemand is, denk ik, wanneer allebei zijn ouders van hem hebben gehouden."-Elizabeth Strout, Oh William!
"Verdriet is zoiets- o, het is zoiets éénzaams; dat is het beangstigende ervan, denk ik. Het is alsof je langs de glaswand van een heel hoog gebouw naar beneden glijdt terwijl niemand je ziet."-Elizabeth Strout, Oh William!
17. Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
By: James Rebanks
4.43
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"There were profoundly important questions about the potential effects of each new technology that it was nobody's job to ask or answer. There was no mechanism for farmers or ecologists to judge wheth…"-James Rebanks, Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
"There is something about planting trees that feels good. If you have done it well, it will outlast you and leave the world a little richer and more beautiful because of your efforts. Planting a tree …"-James Rebanks, Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
"Agricultural education is still overwhelmingly about change and innovation, and "disruption," not what is sustainable and what will work in the long run. From the modernizing perspective, the student…"-James Rebanks, Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
18. Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors
By: Amber Share
3.97
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Based on the wildly popular Instagram account, Subpar Parks features both the greatest hits and bra… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- history
19. The Colony
By: Audrey Magee
4.11
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
In 1979, as violence erupts all over Ireland, two outsiders travel to a small island off the west c… read more
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20. If I Never Met You
By: Mhairi McFarlane
3.81
Format: 409 pages, Paperback
If faking love is this easy... how do you know when it’s real? When her partner of over a decad… read more
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"The world could do with more Erics and fewer of other people."-Mhairi McFarlane, If I Never Met You
"If you're a mistake you're the greatest one ever made. I'm really proud to know you."-Mhairi McFarlane, If I Never Met You
"She thought there was a lot of truth in the closest friendships being unconsummated romances."-Mhairi McFarlane, If I Never Met You
"Those who said family mattered above all else were wrong. People you love, who love you back, matter above all. Crap people you happen to be related to: you need to stop thinking you owe them a limit…"-Mhairi McFarlane, If I Never Met You
21. Duck Feet
By: Ely Percy
4.52
Format: 391 pages, Paperback
'Duck Feet' is a coming-of-age novel, set in the mid-noughties in Renfrew and Paisley, Scotland. D… read more
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22. How to Age Disgracefully
By: Clare Pooley
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in the new ensemble comedy f… read more
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"Mature? Good grief! I'm not a cheese. Or a herbaceous border."-Clare Pooley, How to Age Disgracefully
"Mature'? Good grief! I'm not a cheese. Or a herbaceous border."-Clare Pooley, How to Age Disgracefully
23. The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
By: Philippa Perry
3.90
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
Life is all about relationships and the quality of those connections, whether that's with family, p… read more
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- nonfiction
"Manche Menschen verwechseln Liebe mit etwas, das einen überkommt, dabei ist sie viel mehr. Liebe äußert sich in dem, was wir tun. Liebe ist nicht passiv."-Philippa Perry, The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
"Wir alle sind verletzliche Wesen, die lernen müssen, dass man stärker ist, wenn man zu seiner Verletzlichkeit steht, als wenn sich hinter einer Fassade falscher Stärke versteckt."-Philippa Perry, The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
"Manchmal bedeutet authentisch zu sein, dass wir nicht so nett sind, wie wir gern wären. Wenn Ihnen das ein schlechtes Gewissen bereitet, denken Sie daran: Ein schlechtes Gewissen ist besser als Groll."-Philippa Perry, The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
"Be mindful of the language you use with others. A good way to start is to speak in 'I' statements, which define your own experience, and not 'you' statements, which are a judgement on the other person"-Philippa Perry, The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
24. The Ghost Cat
By: Alex Howard
3.61
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A charming novel for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and How to Stop Time , following a cat thr… read more
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25. A Work of Beauty: Alexander McCall Smith's Edinburgh
By: Alexander McCall Smith
4.33
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
"I love this city, and always shall. I write about it. I dream about it. I walk its streets and see… read more
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- architecture
- history
- travel
- photography
- nonfiction
- scotland
26. You Belong with Me
By: Mhairi McFarlane
3.87
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a charming, hilarious, and heartfelt new novel a… read more
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"She felt like Elizabeth Bennet promising her dad that Mr. Darcy wasn't a proud dick after all and that the great estate at Pemberley wasn't a factor, promise."-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me
"We've come a long way since I was hired to write your life story, haven't we?' 'Fair to say, you understood the assignment. You haven't stopped writing it since."-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me
"Do you know how much I wish I was there?' 'Is it as much as I wish you were here?' 'Is it like a whole-body longing that slides into a supercut of favourite memories? If so, yes."-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me
"I've got a pint of black coffee with two sugars in the BA lounge, and I look like I've been exhumed by detectives who want to run toxicology tests to prove foul play. In a hailstorm. I wouldn't chang…"-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me
