Here is a small selection of books that are perfect for the beach and hammock, or a cozy sofa on a rainy day. They are not listed in any particular order - just have your pick and dive in!
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1. Elizabeth Kostova: The Swan Thieves This is art history, mystery, passion and drama all in one. The central painting is so vividly described that I immediately wanted to see it (...however it does not exist ;(). |
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2. Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell A wonderful historical fantasy - British magicians in the times of the Napoleonic wars. Phenomenal and totally absorbing! |
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3. Michael Chabon: Wonder Boys A lot of laughs. Slightly absurd, quirky, and above all, very funny. |
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4. Jonathan Safran Foer: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Unbelievably sweet, delightful, and oh, so heartbreaking. Simply put, it comes extremely close. |
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5. Salman Rushdie: Midnight's Children A masterpiece from a master story teller. If you have even the slightest inclination towards magical realism and have not yet read it, do so now! |
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6. Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Love in the Time of Cholera Same, same as #5, but of course different. Equally good. |
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1. Rebecca Skloot: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Utterly captivating and touching and yet, in spite of the horrifying things that it tells of, I often laughed out loud. Very well researched, and wonderfully written. Highly recommended! |
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2. Mötley Crüe, with Neil Strauss: Dirt - the Autobiography of Mötley Crüe Maybe you think it’s all about girls, drugs and rock n’ roll…? Well, yes, mostly it is… but there is also quite a lot of humour and heart in it. Another great bio! |
/Susanna at the Stockholm shop
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While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does everything he’s supposed to do. He works hard, he studies, and he – mostly – stays out of trouble. The thirty-year conflict is over, he’s told, and his future is lit with promise. But when Sean returns home from university, he finds much of the same – the same friends doing the same gear in the same clubs, the same fathers and brothers missing… One night, he assaults a stranger at a party, and everything begins to come undone.
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How to put a positive spin on a murder mystery... What happens when a ghostwriter for the rich and famous lands the ultimate gig: writing the memoir of a disgraced presidential candidate? Our witty, nosy narrator arrives at a secluded estate to meet Dorothy Gibson, the fallen political star everyone’s talking about. But when a neighbor turns up dead, the ghostwriter finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery she never saw coming. Add in a secret investigation, a suspiciously handsome man, and a plot twist no one expected – and suddenly, the story she’s writing becomes her own.
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