Browsing: Europe

A New York Times bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author: When rare-book expert Hanna comes across a famous medieval text with unusual artifacts inside, she sets out to uncover its mysteries… “Complex and moving” (The New Yorker), with over 42,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

With over 1,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Over the centuries, Europe’s kings, queens, popes, and emperors have left behind shocking legacies of misbehavior. This rollicking survey of royal debauchery, violence, and excess is “entertaining” (Library Journal).

Shot down over Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia, hundreds of American airmen relied on locals to survive. Their only chance of rescue lay in building a landing strip for cargo planes — without being detected by enemy forces. A “breathtaking” true tale (Booklist) of World War II with over 2,500 five-star Goodreads ratings.

During her short time as a ward in Queen Marguerite’s Lancastrian court, fifteen-year-old Isobel has had many suitors ask for…

From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring: This “richly imagined” novel (Los Angeles Times) set in 15th-century Paris unravels the mystery behind six medieval tapestries. “Enthralling… Readers will inevitably think about what a gorgeous movie this would make” (Publishers Weekly).

In this classic, sweeping trilogy, follow one tenacious woman as she rises above tragedy and pursues her destiny in medieval Norway. From a Nobel Prize–winning author once hailed as “one of the finest minds in European literature” (New York Herald Tribune).

From a New York Times bestselling author comes this richly textured tale of historical intrigue. In 17th-century Amsterdam, shrewd businessman Miguel Lienzo gets a jump on the world’s hottest new commodity: coffee. “Expertly plotted and excellently written” (Cleveland Plain Dealer).

In this masterful New York Times bestseller, generals and soldiers face hardship and danger as the Allies strike back against Nazi aggression. “Page-turning… Will leave fans of first-rate military fiction awaiting the next installments” (Booklist).

The long-awaited final volume of the Cicero Trilogy, from a beloved bestselling author “incapable of writing an unenjoyable book” (The…

Laura Bradbury left a promising legal career in London to revive a dilapidated house in the French countryside. Amidst the grapevines of a charming Burgundian village, she fell in love with her adventurous new life. A rich, inspiring memoir for anyone who’s ever dreamed of making a change.