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- Translated by
- Kaija Straumanis
2018
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A disarmingly genuine and funny coming-of-age story of a fourteen-year-old youngster who is trying to find himself by exploring the rebellious subculture of metal, but also a witty, almost documentary-like portrait of the 90s life in Latvia after the collapse of the Soviet Union."Doom 94" is a portrait of a generation in the 1990s who are searching for their own identity and are fans of alternative culture. This is a touching story about us as youngsters, when everybody is against ...
- Translated by
- Kaija Straumanis
2025
EN
Winner of the 2021 European Union Prize for Literature“Sis, I want to tell you about the river. About me in the river. It makes me shiver, tremble. It makes me laugh. It’s been so long since I’ve felt this alive . . .”Rute is no stranger to displacement and loss. As a child she and her older sister, Dina, were subject to their mother’s romantic whims, moving from house to house, boyfriend to boyfriend. Then, when the sisters were in their late twen...
- Translated by
- Kaija Straumanis
2013
EN
The story of a woman's life told in reverse, this is the first Latvian novel to be published in America.
- Translated by
- Kaija Straumanis
2014
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"Extraordinary and unforgettable characters" WORLD LITERATURE TODAY"Rich and many layered . . . fascinating" CHRISTOPHER MOSELEYWhen Baroness Valtraute von Bruegen's officer husband's body is severed in two she is delighted to find that the lower half has been sewn onto the upper body of the humble local Captain Ulste. She conceives a child only to see the return of her husband in one piece. What happens next is both indescribably funny and...
- Narrated by
- Candace Joice
- Translated by
- Kaija Straumanis
Unabridged
2 hours 59 min
2025
EN
Winner of the 2021 European Union Prize for LiteratureRute is no stranger to displacement and loss. As a child she and her older sister, Dina, were subject to their mother's romantic whims, moving from house to house, boyfriend to boyfriend. Then, when the sisters were in their late twenties, Dina disappeared. In the decade that has since passed, Rute has become a husk of her former self, composing daily letters to Dina in the hopes they'll one day see each other a...
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- Translated by
- Brian FitzGibbon
2018
EN
A funny, wistful and utterly beguiling novel about a man whose life is falling apart, and how he learns to put it back together JÓNAS FEELS LIKE HIS LIFE IS OVER. His wife has left him, his mother is slipping deeper into dementia, and his daughter is no longer who he thought. So he comes up with a foolproof plan: to buy a one-way ticket to a chaotic, war-ravaged country and put an end to it all. But on arriving at Hotel Silence, he finds his plans - and his anonymity - begin to dissolve un...
2018
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WINNER OF THE 2018 QUEBEC WRITERS' FEDERATION CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY FIRST BOOK PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE 2018 DANUTA GLEED LITERARY AWARDFINALIST FOR THE 2018 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTIONA GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF 2018A QUILL & QUIRE BOOK OF THE YEARFantastical, m...
Echoes
A Novel
2009
EN
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Against a vivid backdrop of history, Danielle Steel tells a compelling story of love and war, acts of faith and acts of betrayal…and of three generations of women as they journey though years of loss and survival, linked by an indomitable devotion that echoes across time.For the Wittgenstein family, the summer of 1915 was a time of both prosperity and unease, as the guns of war sound in the distance. But for eldest daughter Beata, it was also a summer of awakening. By the glimmerin...
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- The Immortals
2012
EN
What happens when an immortal meets a soul seeker? Find out in this bonus scene as Ever Bloom and Daire Santos cross paths!From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortals, Alyson Noël, comes Fated—a breathtaking novel brimming with magic, mystery, and an intoxicating love story that will steal your heart away. Meet The Soul Seekers.Experience the enchantment of Fated and the new The Soul Seekers...
2021
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**The USA Today Bestseller!Recommended by Oprah Magazine ∙ Cosmopolitan∙ PopSugar∙ SheReads ∙ Parade ∙ and more!An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy.**Most castles are protected by men. This one by women.A founding mother...1774. Gent...
Dive
A Novel
2015
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This complex and lyrical coming-of-age novel portrays the messiness of teenage life as V learns to confront her problems.Virginia "V" Dunn is alone when a hit-and-run accident leaves her dog, Lucky, bleeding and helpless. Suddenly, the monotony of her suburban life dissolves: Lucky is in a cast, her best friend is avoiding her, her mother's drinking is getting worse, and her father is sick with a mysterious illness. Although V is surrounded by family, she is the lon...
And There Was Light
The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II
2014
EN
The book that helped inspire Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot SeeAn updated edition of this classic World War II memoir, chosen as one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century, with a new photo insert and restored passages from the original French editionWhen Jacques Lusseyran was an eight-year-old Parisian schoolboy, he was blinded in an accident. He finished his schooling determined to participate in the wo...











