Literary Fiction

Combining magic, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of discovery, this is a modern classic narrated by the inimitable Jeremy Irons.

Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere....

अंदलुशिया में रहनेवाले एक आम चरवाहे सैंतियागो की ये कहानी स्पेन से होते हुए मिस्र के रेगिस्तान जा पहुँचती है....

A living picture of the entire life of the Indian farmer - his aspiration and despair, his sincerity and religious piety, his helplessness and innocence....

One of the 20th century's enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize-winning career....

One day 14-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond her home....

Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has....

On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason....

Benedict Cumberbatch reads the enduring classic of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis. Gregor Samsa wakes to discover that he has turned into a large, monstrous insect-like creature....

Devdutt Pattanaik is the author of over 25 books and 500 articles on the relevance of mythology in modern times. Trained in medicine, he worked in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries for 15 years before devoting all his time to his passion for decoding beliefs of all cultures....

Lata Mehra, a university student, is under pressure from her mother to get married - but not to just anyone she happens to fall in love with....

My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila, who represent the story of a nation and the nature of friendship....

Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life....

Saleem Sinai is born on the stroke of midnight on 14th-15th August 1947, at the exact moment that India and Pakistan become separate, independent nations....

From the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes a masterly evocation of an unrequited passion so strong that it binds two people's lives together for more than half a century....

Spanning three generations, this novel of family and myth is told through a series of flashbacks that depict events of staggering horror set against a landscape of gemlike beauty....

This study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Zusak's The Book Thief....

In nine poignant stories spiked with humor and intelligence, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni captures lives at crossroad moments - caught between past and present....

On his deathbed, Franz Kafka asked that all his unpublished manuscripts be burned....

Now, for the first time ever, a new complete edition audiobook original of the timeless classic by Richard Bach. This is the story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules....

Marie Benedict widmet sich einer weiteren klugen Frau, die die Weltgeschichte entscheidend geprägt hat und deren Namen wir dennoch nicht kennen. Rosalind Franklin fand nach jahrelanger Forschung die Doppelhelixstruktur unserer DNA, doch für diesen Coup geehrt wurden fälschlicherweise drei Männer... Rosalind Franklin war schon immer eine Außenseiterin - brillant, aber anders. Sie fühlt sich der Wissenschaft am nächsten, den unveränderlichen Gesetzen der Physik und Chemie, die ihre Experimente leiten. Sie wird beauftragt, das Geheimnis unserer DNA zu entschlüsseln.

Un nuovo anno sta per concludersi e Asle, un anziano pittore rimasto vedovo, ripensa alla sua storia. L'uomo vive da solo sulla costa norvegese, i suoi unici amici sono il suo vicino, Åsleik, un contadino-pescatore scapolo, e Beyer, un gallerista che vive in città, a un paio d'ore di auto. Lì vive anche un altro Asle, artista anch'egli, solitario e consumato dall'alcool. Asle e Asle sono due versioni della stessa persona, due racconti della stessa vita, che si interrogano sull'esistenza, la morte, l'ombra e la luce, la fede e la disperazione. Dall’autore Premio Nobel per la Letteratura 2023.

Meet three women with contrasting partners: Lucy's husband is her beloved companion; Vera's husband bores her and she turns elsewhere; and Charlotte's husband is a horrifying bully who turns a high-spirited naive young girl into a deeply unhappy woman. This is the story of how those marriages shape the sister’s lives, the consequences of their decisions, and the sisterly love that hopes to save them from tragedy.

These stories explore almost every aspect of English domestic life during the Second World War: separation, fear, and obsessions with food, sewing parties, evacuees’ journeys, and the camaraderie of the Blitz. Above all, Panter-Downes portrays the changes and social revolutions which took place during wartime.

Emily rents a room in a boarding house in London where she makes a modest living as an assistant to aristocratic ladies. One summer, Lady Maria Bayne asks Emily to her country estate and it’s there that Emily receives a very surprising offer of marriage from a wealthy widower in need of a wife. But Emily’s new life is not without its own obstacles and challenges.

Un matin, Frédéric Lemeur, marié et père de trois filles, est tiré de son sommeil par le son criard d'un radio-réveil. Quand il aperçoit sa vieille affiche de Mad Max au mur, il tente sans succès de se rendormir ! Rêve, hallucination ou réalité ? Que fait-il dans son corps de jeune homme en 1982 ? Le destin lui offre-t-il une seconde chance ? Mais quelles seront les conséquences sur son avenir ? Profitez de cette balade entre humour et suspense ! Et si cela vous arrivait ? Feriez-vous d'autres choix dans votre vie ?

It’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, his life has been a lie on many levels. He’s a talented footballer who wanted to be an artist. A gay man in a sport that rejects diversity. A defendant whose knowledge of what took place on that fateful night threatens more than just his freedom or career.

Dolly is twenty-three and about to marry the Honourable Owen Bigham. Her wedding day is filled with hasty and chaotic preparations for the entire household. Matters are complicated further by Dolly swigging from a bottle of Jamaica rum, which she later transfers into the folds of her white dress. Will she arrive at her own wedding on time, or will the fumbling advances of Joseph, the man she really loves, get in the way?

Wie weit gehst du für diejenigen, die du liebst? Zwei Dinge hat Camden Daniels sich für seine Rückkehr in seine Heimatstadt Alba in Colorado vorgenommen: Er wird seinem kranken Vater die medizinische Behandlung ermöglichen, die dieser sich wünscht. Und er wird seine Kindheitsliebe Willow auf Abstand halten – die Frau, die er schon immer geliebt hat, die er aufgrund der Vergangenheit aber nicht lieben darf. Willow ist allerdings ganz und gar nicht gewillt, sich von Camden fernzuhalten.

Nell and her partner Adrienne are about to have a baby. For Adrienne, it’s the start of a new life. For Nell, it’s the reason the two of them are sitting in a therapist’s office. Because she can’t go into this without dealing with the truth: that she has been a mother before, and now she can hardly bring herself to speak to her own mother, let alone return home to Ireland. Nell is running out of places to hide from her past. But to Ireland and the past is where she must go, and that is where The Amendments takes us.

Sie will ein ganz normales Leben führen. Er will in die Elite Oslos aufsteigen. Früher war Ellinor Skogen ein Geist. Falscher Name, keine Social-Media-Accounts, abgeschottetes Eliteinternat. Einzig ihr bester Freund Lucas gab ihr ein Gefühl von Normalität - und dieses Kribbeln im Bauch. Bis er herausfindet, dass sie die Erbin des führenden Osloer Keksunternehmens KOSGEN ist und den Kontakt abbricht. Heute, fast sechs Jahre später, trifft sie an ihrem ersten Arbeitstag dort unter verdeckter Identität ausgerechnet auf Lucas. Doch statt sie zu verraten, schlägt er ihr einen Deal vor.

Et si, dans un futur pas si éloigné, Venise, la Sérénissime, était submergée par les eaux ? Dans ce récit d’anticipation comme un cri d’alarme face aux enjeux climatiques qui nous attendent, Isabelle Autissier signe de sa plume poétique et engagée un roman flamboyant et nécessaire.

Una novela tan extraordinaria como la peripecia de sus protagonistas. En el año 2011, el narrador de esta novela y su familia llegaron, de un modo azaroso, a una vivienda casi en ruinas situada en un pequeño pueblo del sur de España. Un acuerdo con el propietario les permitiría hacer uso de ella mientras él encontraba financiación para construir allí unos apartamentos. Era solo cuestión de tiempo que la casa fuera derribada. Sin embargo, durante los años siguientes, pasaron largos periodos en ella, reparándola con sus propias manos, transformándola en un acogedor lugar de encuentro y celebración.

Quando un giovane uomo viene ritrovato privo di sensi a St Piran, in Cornovaglia, gli abitanti del piccolo paese sono perplessi. Chi è costui, e come è arrivato fin lì? E che dire della balena che il giorno dopo si arena proprio davanti alla stessa spiaggia? Presto capiamo che il giovane, Joe Haak, è un analista finanziario, i cui studi non hanno portato agli esiti auspicati, e ha deciso di buttarsi in mare, dove viene salvato dalla stessa balena che lui salverà il giorno dopo. Eppure, quando scoppia il primo caso di influenza in Asia, Joe saprà esattamente che cosa sta succedendo.

UNA MONTAGNA DI LIBRI E DEBITI. UN INCONTRO INASPETTATO. UN'OCCASIONE UNICA PER RIMETTERSI IN GIOCO. Sarah va a caccia di libri, ma non solo. Colleziona mappe, ama i manoscritti e le vecchie carte geografiche, e si trova decisamente più a suo agio con le pagine stampate che con le persone. Dalla morte della zia Amalia, che ha cresciuto lei e sua sorella, Sarah vive da sola nella sua villa circondata da un rigoglioso giardino in fiore e da tantissimi volumi antichi.