Browsing: Great Britain

Classics

Under the Volcano

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A classic with over 7,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads: On the Day of the Dead in 1938 Mexico, Geoffrey reunites with his ex-wife — and grapples with the man he’s become. “One of the towering novels of [the 20th] century” (The New York Times).

Classics

A Separate Peace

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An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peace is timeless in its description of adolescence…

Asia

Midnight’s Children

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A Man Booker Prize–winning novel with over 37,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: A boy born just as India wins independence finds his path inextricably linked with his country’s in this “marvelous epic” (Newsweek) from “a master of perpetual storytelling” (The New Yorker).

Bestsellers

Innocent Traitor

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A New York Times bestseller: When teenage Jane Grey becomes the queen of England, she struggles to survive in a realm ruled by intrigue, treachery, and violence. “Completely absorbing… Brilliantly vivid” (Booklist starred review).

Action and Adventure

Lord of the Flies

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A literary classic with over 555,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: When a plane full of schoolboys crashes on a deserted island, the young survivors create their own society — and reveal the brutality of human nature. “Exciting, relevant, and thought-provoking” (Stephen King).

Europe

Park Lane

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A Goldsboro Crown Historical Fiction Award Nominee The bestselling author of The Bolter returns with a delicious novel about two…

Action and Adventure

The Thistle and the Rose

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From a legendary author who “excels at blending history with romance and drama” (The New York Times): The life of Princess Margaret Tudor, Henry VIII’s sister, is filled with excitement and scandal — from her arranged marriage to the King of Scotland to battles with her famous brother.

Bestsellers

Ross Poldark

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From the series that inspired the show on PBS Masterpiece! Meet Ross Poldark, who returns to Cornwall from the American Revolutionary War to find his father dead, the estate in shambles, and the love of his life engaged to his cousin. With over 5,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.