Browsing: France

With over 75,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Heralded as “heart-wrenching but deeply honest” and “unforgettable” (Library Journal), this Booker Prize nominee is set in 1970s India, where four people from different castes and backgrounds are forced together in one apartment — with surprising results.

Both members of the French Resistance during World War II, philosopher Albert Camus and biologist Jacques Monod developed a deep friendship as they emerged as leaders in their fields. A “suspenseful… briskly paced” account (The New York Times) of two iconic Nobel laureates.

An “ambitious and powerful” Man Booker Prize finalist (The New York Times): After Germany’s defeat in World War II, Lore takes her younger siblings on a harrowing journey through occupation zones to find their grandmother. A gripping read about the survivors and victims of war.

A “spellbinding” novel (Time) that inspired an Academy Award–winning film: As World War II draws to a close, an injured soldier reveals his story to his young nurse. “Profound, beautiful, and heart-quickening” (Toni Morrison).

“A model of complex skulduggery” (The New Yorker) from the legendary Queen of Crime! When Miss Marple investigates a tycoon’s sudden death, an old rhyme hints at the truth… “This is the best of the novels starring Christie’s Miss Marple” (The New York Times).

In post–World War II Africa, three travelers find themselves wandering through unfamiliar landscapes. A classic exploration of alienation and the human mind with over 8,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

“Exceedingly bizarre, often raucous, and consistently delightful” (The Philadelphia Inquirer): This New York Times bestseller blends art history, mystery, and hilarity as it follows a sleuthing painter’s misadventures. A “laugh-out-loud satire” (The Washington Post) with over 8,700 five-star Goodreads ratings.

Ernest Hemingway’s classic memoir of Paris in the 1920s, now available in a restored edition, includes the original manuscript along…

A classic whodunit from the Queen of Crime: When a young woman’s body is found in a manor library, Miss Marple is determined to uncover the truth behind her death. “Ingeniously contrived” (Time), with over 9,800 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

The story of three young provincials of no great heritage who together helped to destroy a way of life and,…