Literaire fictie algemeen (21)
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Small Worlds (Heruitgave)
2024 || Paperback || Caleb Azumah Nelson || Penguin Books UK
THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL
Dancing is the one thing that can solve Stephen's problems.
At Church with his family, the shimmer of Black hands raised in praise. With his band, making music speaking not just to their hardships, but their joys. Grooving with his best friend, so close their heads might touch. Dancing alone to his father's records, uncovering parts of a man he has never truly known. His youth, shame and sacrifice.
Stephen has only ever known himself in song. But wha...
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The Seventh Son (Heruitgave)
2024 || Paperback || Sebastian Faulks || Penguin Books UK
'Genuinely thought-provoking’ THE TIMES
'Extraordinary' WILLIAM BOYD
‘Faulks is an enviably graceful and economical writer’ GUARDIAN
A CHILD WILL BE BORN WHO WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING
Tech billionaire Lukas Parn has an ambitious plan. Behind the doors of the IVF clinic in his London institute, a daring switch is made. Young academic Talissa Adam believes she is simply carrying a child for a grateful family, but the baby inside her is different from any living human. The boy, Seth, grows up...
Animal Farm (Heruitgave)
student reader edition
2024 || Paperback || George Orwell || Penguin Books UK
A special student edition of Orwell's timeless fable, with an introduction and study notes
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless élite among them starts to take control, and the animals find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another.
This special student edition of George Orwell’s c...
My Name is Lucy Barton
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge
2016 || Paperback || Elizabeth Strout || Penguin Books UK
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016 AND THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER An exquisite story of mothers and daughters from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her. Her unexpected visit forces Lucy to confront the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of her life:...
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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (Heruitgave)
2024 || Paperback || Tom Hanks || Penguin Books UK
'A proper literary belter' THE TIMES
'Affectionate and endlessly entertaining' RICHARD OSMAN
A wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the humble comic book that inspired it all.
Spanning eighty years and culminating in the opening of a film, we meet a cast of characters including a troubled soldier, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film star on the rise, a tireless product...
Fault in Our Stars
Paperback || John Green || Penguin Books UK
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
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My Husband (Heruitgave)
2024 || Paperback || Maud Ventura || Penguin Books UK
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
PRIZE WINNER OF FRANCE'S FIRST NOVEL AWARD
'Riveting' OBSERVER
'Totally addictive' ALICE SLATER
'I couldn't put it down' JOHN BOYNE
From the outside, she has an enviable life: a successful career, stunning looks, a beautiful house in the suburbs, two healthy children, and most importantly, an ideal husband. After fifteen years together, she is still besotted with him. But she's never quite sure that her passion is reciprocated.
Determined to keep their relationship pe...
What You Are Looking for is in the Library (Heruitgave)
2024 || Paperback || Michiko Aoyama || Penguin Books UK
THE BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVEL
For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this soul-stirring Japanese novel shows how the perfect book recommendation can help us fulfil our dreams.
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Sayuri Komachi is no ordinary librarian. Sensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it.
In this uplifting book, we meet five of Sayuri's customers, each at a different crossroads:
- the restless retail a...
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The Fraud (Heruitgave)
2024 || Paperback || Zadie Smith || Penguin Books UK
Book of the Year 2023 according to New York Times, New Yorker, Guardian, Economist, Observer, The Spectator, Financial Times, Vogue, The Times, The Oldie, i Paper, The Standard, Washington Post, Independent, Daily Express
SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WRITERS’ PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024
ONE OF SARAH JESSICA PARKER’S BEST BOOKS OF 2023
LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2024
‘A writer at the peak of her powers’ The Telegraph
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Great Circle (Heruitgave)
2022 || Paperback || Maggie Shipstead || Penguin Books UK
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A Book of the Year for The Times, The Telegraph, Daily Express, New Statesman, Good Housekeeping, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Time,Esquire, The Economist, Oprah Daily and Woman and Home
'A gripping historical adventure that feels sharp, fresh and modern' STYLIST MAGAZINE
So beautiful, so daring, so complete' TAYLOR JENKINS REID
'A masterpiece' NIGELLA LAWSON
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A soaring, breathtakingly ambitious novel...