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The gambler
1,150 LInspired by Dostoevsky’s own gambling addiction and written under pressure in order to pay off his creditors and retain his rights to his literary legacy, The Gambler is set in the casino of the fictional German spa town of Roulettenburg and follows the misfortunes of the young tutor Alexei Ivanovich. As he succumbs to the temptations of the roulette table, he finds himself engaged in a battle of wills with Polina, the woman he unrequitedly loves.
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The Gaze
1,750 L‘I didn’t say anything. I didn’t return his smiles. I looked at him in the wide mirror in front of where I was sitting. He grew uncomfortable and avoided my eyes. I hate those who think fat people are stupid.’
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The Goldfinch
2,100 LThe Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph – a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.
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The great Gatsby
500 LThe Great Gatsby is considered F. Scott Fitzgerald’s magnum opus, exploring themes of decadence, idealism, social stigmas, patriarchal norms, and the deleterious effects of unencumbered wealth in capitalistic society, set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. At its heart, it’s a cautionary tale, a revealing look into the darker side to the American Dream.
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The Greek Myths
2,500 LThe Greek Myths is a classic among classics, a treasure trove of extraordinary tales and a masterful work of literature in its own right.
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The Happy Prince and Other Stories
500 LIn a town full of suffering poor people, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late “Happy Prince”, who in reality has never experienced true sorrow, for he lived in a palace where sorrow was not allowed to enter.
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The Hating Game
1,700 LNow a movie starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell, USA Today bestselling author Sally Thorne’s hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.
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The Help
1,000 LA deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t.
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The Hobbit
1,300 LThe prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.
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The Hotel Nantucket
1,900 L“The queen of beach reads” (New York Magazine) delivers another immensely satisfying page-turner in this tale about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel.
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The Hound Of The Baskervilles
3,200 LThis book has a matching lined journal (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their own.
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The Idiot
650 LReturning to St. Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naive Prince Myshkin – known as ‘the idiot’ – pays a visit to his distant relative General.
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The Iliad
500 LOne of the great epics of Western literature, ‘The Iliad’ recounts the story of the Trojan wars. This timeless poem vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods battling amidst devastation and destruction.
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The Inferno
500 LConsidered one of the greatest medieval poems written in the common vernacular of the time, Dante’s ‘Inferno’ begins on Good Friday in the year 1300. As he wanders through a dark forest, Dante loses his way and stumbles across the ghost of the poet Virgil.
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
1,650 LWhen Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she is convinced she’s found a loophole―immortality in exchange for her soul. But the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone.
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The Island of Missing Trees
2,500 LDecades later in north London, sixteen- year-old Ada Kazantzakis has never visited the island where her parents were born. Desperate for answers, she seeks to untangle years of secrets, separation and silence. The only connection she has to the land of her ancestors is a Ficus carica growing in her back garden.