The Sheep Queen
9 best books like The Sheep Queen (Thomas Savage): Brick Lane, The Long Call, Olive, Again, Hotel of the Saints, Sacred Time, Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician, The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily, Changer l'eau des fleurs, Irmina
| Author | Monica Ali |
| ISBN | 0743243315 |
A captivating read from a debut novelist, Brick Lane brings the immigrant milieu of East London to vibrant life. With great poignancy, Ali illuminates a foreign world; her well-developed characters pull readers along on a deeply psychological, almost spiritual journey. Through the eyes of two Bangladeshi...
| Author | Ann Cleeves |
| ISBN | 1250204445 |
For the first time in 20 years, Ann Cleeves—international bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—embarks on a gripping new series.
In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside...
| Author | Elizabeth Strout |
| ISBN | 0812996542 |
The iconic Olive struggles to understand not only herself and her own life but also the lives of those around her in the town of Crosby, Maine. Whether with a teenager coming to terms with the loss of her father, a young woman about to give birth during a hilariously inopportune moment, a nurse who confesses...
| Author | Ursula Hegi |
| ISBN | 0743227166 |
The bestselling author of Stones from the River and The Vision of Emma Blau renews her reputation as an extraordinary writer of short stories in this major collection that balances her reader on the magical border of laughter and sorrow.
In Hotel of the Saints, Hegi enters the perspectives of lovers...
| Author | Ursula Hegi |
| ISBN | 0743255992 |
The bestselling author of Stones from the River delivers her most ambitious and dramatic novel yet -- the unforgettable story of an endearing, but also flawed, Italian American family. In December 1953 Anthony Amedeo's world is nested in his Bronx neighborhood, his parents' Studebaker, the Paradise...
Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician
From the author of Big Fish comes this haunting, tender story that weaves a tragic secret, a mysterious meeting with the Devil, and a family of charming circus freaks recounting the extraordinary adventures of their friend Henry Walker, the Negro Magician.
In the middle of a dusty Southern...
| Author | Dino Buzzati |
| ISBN | 0060726083 |
One terrible winter, King Leander leads his troop of bears down the mountains of Sicily in search of food. Along their treacherous and sometimes heartbreaking journey, the bears encounter an army of wild boars, a wily professor who may or may not be a magician, ghosts, snarling Marmoset the Cat, and,...
| Author | Valérie Perrin |
| ISBN | 2226403043 |
Violette Toussaint est garde-cimetière dans une petite ville de Bourgogne. Les gens de passage et les habitués viennent se réchauffer dans sa loge où rires et larmes se mélangent au café qu'elle leur offre. Son quotidien est rythmé par leurs confidences. Un jour, parce qu'un homme et une femme...
Die ehrgeizige Irmina reist Mitte der 1930er Jahre nach London, um eine Ausbildung zur Fremdsprachensekretärin zu beginnen. Dort lernt sie Howard aus der Karibik kennen, dem sie sich im Streben nach einem selbstbestimmten Leben verbunden fühlt. Durch den klugen und zielstrebigen Oxfordstudenten...
