You Would Have Missed Me
By: Birgit Vanderbeke
3.48
Format: 154 pages, Paperback
By the author of Peirene’s bestseller The Mussel Feast. A family is torn apart by their dream of a …
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1. A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
By: Dennis Lehane
3.94
Format: 282 pages, Paperback
Kenzie and Gennaro are private investigators in the blue-collar neighborhoods and ghettos of South … read more
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- fiction
"Twelve dead?"-Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
"I'm a detective, but nuns could stonewall Sam Spade into an asylum"-Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
"Maybe that's what love is-counting the bandages until someone says, 'Enough'."-Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
"It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone."-Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
2. Mātes piens
By: Nora Ikstena
4.28
Format: 175 pages, Hardcover
Noras Ikstenas romāns “Mātes piens” aptver laika posmu no Otrā pasaules kara beigām un vēsta par tr… read more
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- novella
- fiction
- historical fiction
"„Taip jau yra – ne visi gimsta, bet visi miršta."-Nora Ikstena, Mātes piens
"Viņš apēda savu bērnu un pēc tam nomira ilgās pēc brīvības, es atbildēju. Drosmīgs kāmis, teica māte."-Nora Ikstena, Mātes piens
"Mi madre era una presencia a la que estábamos siempre sujetos, dependientes de ella, a la que había que adaptarse. Vivíamos sometidos al capricho de sus ángeles y demonios."-Nora Ikstena, Mātes piens
"Es ienīdu Bembiju. Es vēlējos, lai viņš būtu miris. Kā viņam trūka būrī? Ēdiens, silta miga, sieva un bērni. Viņš to visu nopostīja tikai tādēļ, lai tiktu izskrieties pa istabu? Lai nokļūtu kanalizāc…"-Nora Ikstena, Mātes piens
3. Asterix and the Banquet (Astérix #5)
By: René Goscinny , Albert Uderzo
3.74
Format: 410 pages, Paperback
Gaul, now France, has always been famous for its food and drink - so when, for a bet with the Roman… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
4. Monsieur Ibrahim and The Flowers of the Qur'an
By: Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt , Patricia Benecke , Patrick Driver
4.83
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Internationally acclaimed play of cross-cultural friendship Paris in the 1960s. Thirteen-year-old M… read more
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- fiction
5. Hot Milk
By: Deborah Levy
3.94
Format: 489 pages, Hardcover
Sofia, a young anthropologist, has spent much of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother… read more
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- fiction
6. Aliss at the Fire
By: Jon Fosse , Damion Searls
3.99
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
In her old house by the fjord, Signe lies on a bench and sees a vision of herself as she was more t… read more
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- novella
- fiction
7. Manolito Gafotas (Manolito Gafotas, #1)
By: Elvira Lindo , Emilio Urberuaga
4.33
Format: 700 pages,
Recounts the exploits of the irrepressible Manolito as he navigates the world of his small Madrid n… read more
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8. Arv og miljø
By: Vigdis Hjorth
3.95
Format: 145 pages, Hardcover
At ingen av dere pa noe tidspunkt har spurt meg om min historie, har jeg opplevd og opplever jeg so… read more
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9. The Outsiders
By: S.E. Hinton
4.13
Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Pon… read more
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- coming of age
- fiction
- historical fiction
"We saw the same sunset."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Nothing sparkly can stay."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Things are rough all over."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Okay greasers, you've had it."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
10. Riceyman Steps
By: Arnold Bennett
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
Henry Earlforward, a shabby Clerkenwell bookseller, has retired from life to devote himself (and hi… read more
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11. The Living Mountain
By: Robert Macfarlane , Nan Shepherd
4.50
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate Cover Edition for . The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of t… read more
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12. L'analphabète: récit autobiographique
By: Ágota Kristóf
4.11
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
Onze chapitres pour onze moments de sa vie, de la petite enfance en Hongrie à l'apprentissage du fr… read more
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"You become a writer by writing with patience and obstinacy, without ever losing faith in what you write."-Ágota Kristóf, L'analphabète: récit autobiographique
"في الغالب أكتفي بالكتابة في ذهني . ذلك اسهل . داخل الراس تجري الامور كلها بيسر . لكن ما ان نشرع في الكتابة حتى تتغير الأفكار .تتشوه.تصير خاطئة"-Ágota Kristóf, L'analphabète: récit autobiographique
13. Bodas de sangre
By: Federico García Lorca , Juan Caballero , Allen Josephs
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
El tema de esta obra surgio a raiz de una noticia aparecida en prensa: dos amantes se fugan en la v… read more
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14. The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
By: Luis Sepúlveda , Margaret Sayers Peden , Chris Sheban
4.22
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
A cat. A seagull. An impossible task. A worldwide bestseller and the subject of a feature film, THE… read more
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- fiction
"Only those who dare may fly"-Luis Sepúlveda, The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
"Thật dễ dàng để chấp nhận và yêu thương một kẻ nào đó giống mình, nhưng để yêu thương ai đó khác mình thực sự rất khó khăn..."-Luis Sepúlveda, The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
"-Sí, al borde del vacío comprendió lo más importante - maulló Zorbas. -Ah, sí? Y qué es lo que comprendió -preguntó el humano. -Que sólo vuela el que se atreve a hacerlo - maulló Zorbas."-Luis Sepúlveda, The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
"We've learnt to appreciate and respect and love someone who's different from us. It is very easy to accept and love those who are like us, but to love someone different is very hard, and you helped u…"-Luis Sepúlveda, The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
15. Maud Martha
By: Gwendolyn Brooks
3.75
Format: 263 pages, Paperback
September 2003 marked the 50th anniversary of Maud Martha, the only novel published by esteemed poe… read more
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16. Au revoir, les enfants
By: Louis Malle
3.75
Format: 263 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for 1987, Louis Malle's Au revoir les enfant… read more
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17. The Wren, the Wren
By: Anne Enright
3.55
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
An incandescent novel about the inheritance of trauma, wonder, and love across three generations of… read more
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- fiction
"It's not that I think about him constantly, he is my way of thinking. His mind is my compass, his eyes my only mirror."-Anne Enright, The Wren, the Wren
"We don’t walk down the same street as the person walking beside us. All we can do is tell the other person what we see. We can point at things and try to name them. If we do this well, our friend can…"-Anne Enright, The Wren, the Wren
"We don't walk down the same street as the person walking beside us. All we can do is tell the other person what we see. We can point at things and try to name them. If we do this well, our friend can…"-Anne Enright, The Wren, the Wren
18. Ghost Wall
By: Sarah Moss
3.73
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
In the north of England, far from the intrusions of cities but not far from civilization, Silvie an… read more
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- novella
- fiction
- historical fiction
"It was bright again, as if England had forgotten how to rain"-Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall
"Lights blind you; there's a lot you miss by gathering at the fireside."-Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall
"Haven't you been listening, people don't bother to hurt what they don't love. To sacrifice it."-Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall
"I knew better than to challenge him; even the word 'Negro' was already some concession to my ideas because he preferred to use a more offensive term and wait, chin raised, for a reaction."-Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall
19. 22 Bahnen
By: Caroline Wahl
4.36
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Tildas Tage sind strikt durchgetaktet: studieren, an der Supermarktkasse sitzen, sich um ihre klein… read more
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- german literature
- fiction
- germany
- coming of age
20. Save Me (Maxton Hall, #1)
By: Mona Kasten
3.98
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Geld, Glamour, Luxus, Macht – all das könnte Ruby Bell nicht weniger interessieren. Das Einzige, wa… read more
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- german literature
- fiction
21. Save You (Maxton Hall, #2)
By: Mona Kasten
3.82
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Sie kommen aus unterschiedlichen Welten. Und doch sind sie füreinander bestimmt. Ruby ist am Bo… read more
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- german literature
- fiction
22. Hard Land
By: Benedict Wells
4.29
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
Missouri, 1985: Um vor den Problemen zu Hause zu fliehen, nimmt der fünfzehnjährige Sam einen Ferie… read more
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- german literature
- fiction
- coming of age
23. Still Born
By: Guadalupe Nettel
4.13
Format: 224 pages, ebook
Longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize! For readers of Rachel Cusk and Sheila Heti, … read more
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- fiction
"Thoughts are like clouds moving in the sky, you know? Before you know it, they change shape or they just aren't there anymore."-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
"There is a word to describe someone who loses their spouse, and a word for children who are left without parents. There is no word, however, for a parent who loses their child."-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
"A mí me intrigan más las aves a las que parasitan. Según yo, saben que no son sus crías y aun así las cuidan y las atienden. Yo pienso que llega un punto en que todas las madres nos damos cuenta de e…"-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
"A mí me intrigan más las aves a las que parasitan. Según yo, saben que no son sus crías y aun así las cuidan y las atienden. Yo pienso que llega un punto en que todas las madres nos damos cuenta de e…"-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born
24. Das Leben ist eins der Härtesten
By: Giulia Becker
3.62
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Giulia Becker, Autorin vom Neo Magazin Royale, erzählt in ihrem Debütroman eine grandiose Geschicht… read more
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- german literature
- germany
- fiction
25. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
By: Sebastian Junger
3.92
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more
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"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
26. Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin
By: Katja Oskamp
3.91
Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition
Katja Oskamp ist Mitte vierzig, als ihr das Leben fad wird. Das Kind ist aus dem Haus, der Mann ist… read more
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- german literature
- novella
- germany
- fiction
"One of the women was a blonde from Eastern Europe who wore sweaters interwoven with gold. She had the loveliest uniform out of all of us, a tunic with a cinched waist and diagonally arranged buttons.…"-Katja Oskamp, Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin
27. Tell
By: Joachim B. Schmidt
4.25
Format: 283 pages, Hardcover
Joachim B. Schmidt greift nach den Schweizer Kronjuwelen und macht aus der ›Tell‹-Saga einen Pagetu… read more
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- german literature
- fiction
28. Die Deutsche im Dorf
By: Lukas Hartmann
3.75
Format: 302 pages, Hardcover
Die Bewohner von Tannwiler beobachten die Ankunft einer Fremden in ihrem Dorf. Keiner von ihnen gre… read more
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29. L'oasis
By: Xavier-Laurent Petit
3.06
Format: 210 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Anfang der 90er-Jahre in einer algerischen Groß der junge Elmir erlebt hautnah, wie die islamischen… read more
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30. You Would Have Missed Me
By: Birgit Vanderbeke
3.48
Format: 154 pages, Paperback
By the author of Peirene’s bestseller The Mussel Feast. A family is torn apart by their dream of a … read more
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- german literature
- coming of age
- novella
- germany
- fiction
- historical fiction
31. Cuba - Guantanameras. Mit CD: Nivel 2
By: Dolores Soler-Espiauba
2.74
Format: None pages, Paperback
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