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.
"Keiner kommt davon" by Hans Helmut Kirst explores the absurdity of war through the fate of Captain Hans von Schulte, who faces moral dilemmas and guilt on the battlefield of World War II.
Verlag Herrnberger KG, 1975.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
9.32 €
American literature • Romance Novels • Psychological novel
Gail Sheehy's intimate novel about the breakdown of an urban couple's marriage. Through interior monologues and emotional echoes, alienation, adultery, and the painful process of rediscovering one's own identity are explored.
Deutscher Bücherbund, 1979.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
4.38 €
American literature • Family novel • Psychological novel
John Irving's epic and personal saga about actor Jack Burns. From his childhood and his search across Europe for his fugitive tattoo artist father, to his confrontation with repressed trauma and the truth that changes everything.
Diogenes Verlag AG, 2006.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.84 €
Romance Novels • Psychological novel • Italian literature
A psychological novel by Italian writer and director Mario Soldati about a love triangle, later adapted into a film: Italian professor Edoardo, his American wife Edith and her friend Anna. Passion, deception and tragedy.
Deutscher Bücherbund, 1979.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.24 €
American literature • Family novel • Psychological novel
A moving novel by Vicki Baum about a strong and independent woman, Marion. Through the turbulent social upheavals of the first half of the 20th century, it follows her struggle for her own happiness, family, and emotional maturity.
Engel Verlag, 1970.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
4.32 €
British literature • Family novel • Psychological novel
After a serious accident involving a girl and her horse, their mother takes them to a healer in Montana. Nicholas Evans' emotional novel about trauma, love, a deep connection to nature, and the healing of the human soul.
Bertelsmann Lesering, 1995.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.