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The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran

The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran
  • Author(s): Shida Bazyar, Ruth Martin (translator)
  • Location(s): Germany, Iran
  • Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
  • Era(s): 1970s-2000s

A captivating, polyphonic novel of one family’s flight from and return to Iran. 1979. Behsad, a young communist revolutionary, fights with his friends for a new order after the Shah’s expulsion. He tells of sparking hope, of clandestine political...

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker
  • Author(s): E T A Hoffmann
  • Location(s): Germany
  • Genre(s): Short Stories

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world’s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. The gift of a handsomely decorated, enigmatic nutcracker sets the stage for a Christmas like no...

The One from the Other

The One from the Other
  • Author(s): Philip Kerr
  • Location(s): Munich, Vienna
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Late 1940s,

The Other Einstein

The Other Einstein
  • Author(s): Marie Benedict
  • Location(s): Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Serbia
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Late 1800s and Early 1900s

Historical fiction that presents a “what if” theory about the amount of involvement that Albert Einstein’s first wife (also a physicist) had in some of his most significant scientific contributions.

The Perfect Neighbours

The Perfect Neighbours
  • Author(s): Rachel Sargeant
  • Location(s): North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Present Day

When Helen moves to Germany with her loving husband Gary, she can’t wait to join the expat community of teachers from the local International School. But her new start is about to become her worst nightmare. As soon as...

The Pieces from Berlin

The Pieces from Berlin
  • Author(s): Michael Pye
  • Location(s): Berlin, Zurich
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Late 20th Century

The Porcelain Maker

The Porcelain Maker
  • Author(s): Sarah Freethy
  • Location(s): Berlin, Dachau
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1930s

Two lovers caught at the crossroads of history A daughter’s search for the truth Germany, 1929. When Max, a Jewish architect, and Bettina, a beautiful and celebrated German avant-garde artist, meet at a party their attraction is instant. In...

The Reader

The Reader
  • Author(s): Bernard Schlink
  • Location(s): Germany
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1940s

The Resort

The Resort
  • Author(s): Sarah Goodwin
  • Location(s): Bavaria
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Mila and her husband Ethan are on their way to her sister’s wedding at a luxurious ski resort. As they drive through the mountains, surrounded by snow covered forests, Mila feels like everything is finally going to plan. When...

The River Runs Red

The River Runs Red
  • Author(s): Ally Rose
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Later 20th Century

Berlin is in the midst of its worst winter in decades.Against the backdrop of freezing temperatures, blizzards and snowstorms, the city refuses to grind to a halt. Lurking within the shadows is a Stasi victim, out for revenge against...

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