The Jewel in the Crown is a 1966 novel by Paul Scott that begins his Paradise Quartet. The Quartet novel sequence in four volumes is set in the last days of British rule in India during World War II.
This courtroom and psychological drama follows the trial of a young woman accused of complicity in a crime, revealing complex motives, social injustices, and the fine line between guilt and innocence.
Znanje, 1960.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.983.49 €
Irish literature • Romance Novels • Psychological novel
The novel follows three women connected by romantic betrayals and the literary world. Jojo, Lily, and Gemma grapple with ambition, jealousy, guilt, and the question of whether there is only one truth.
The return of her daughter, Amanda, will force Lucija to confront a suppressed trauma from her youth—a brutal crime in the Maiella mountains that left an indelible mark on her life and the local community.
A young historian is editing the memoirs of a late general in a gloomy house. Seduced by a mysterious girl named Aura, he is slowly drawn into a sinister web of the occult, myth, and eternal youth.
The fictitious meeting of baroque poets in Telgte in 1647, who discuss the German language and peace in the midst of the Thirty Years' War, is the author's allegory for the post-war German "Group of 47".
August Cesarec, 1981.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.75 €
Croatian literature • Psychological novel • Social literature
This seminal novel of Croatian Realism depicts the downfall of the Stipančić noble family from Senj through the lens of the father’s patriarchal despotism, the family’s delusions, and the social changes of the 19th century.