Browsing: Europe

Full of lighthearted humor, sumptuous food, the wisdom of an Italian mother-in-law, and all the atmosphere of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan…

A Dazzling Russian travelogue from the bestselling author of Great Plains In Travels in Siberia, Ian Frazier trains his eye…

For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity’s history was as simple as receiving…

“London itself is as powerful a presence here as the three gay men whose lives it absorbs.”?The Times Literary Supplement…

Besides the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell created many other ahead-of-their-time innovations — yet he shunned fame and fortune. This masterful biography documents the life and work of a complex scientific mind. “Required reading” (New York Post).

This award-winning novel is “masterfully conceived and crafted… [with] passion and jealousy, intrigue and danger” (Booklist). As Europe begins to feel the tightening grip of Nazi oppression, three young friends grapple with love, art, and sacrifice.

This “astonishing” true story (Booklist) follows Eve Haas, the daughter of German Jewish refugees, who set out to uncover the secrets of her family’s heritage on a daring voyage across Europe. “Fascinating” (BBC).

Based on the true account of a World War II POW who escaped from a Soviet gulag, this book chronicles Clemens Forell’s harrowing, years-long trek across Siberia to regain his freedom. “A story of human courage, endurance, and terror” (The Washington Post).

In this thrilling true story, an itinerant cowboy volunteers for a British air squadron during World War I — and goes on to become a famed flying ace. A “jewel of a war memoir… Exciting, understated, and humorous” (The Wall Street Journal).

“Disturbing but profound” (Booklist): After her family is sent to Auschwitz, Hanka must do the unthinkable to survive in this “stunning work… worthy of comparison to those by Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi” (Publishers Weekly).