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.
Mistakenly kidnapped and tied to a ceiling beam, Sam Jones tries to remember her special love adventure. The painful blows, along with her innate humor, will encourage the heroine to focus all her peace of mind on solving life's problems.
The debut work of Croatian writer Tomislav Šovagović, awarded the Josip and Ivan Kozarac Award in 2012, is a dedication to Slavonia – the region of his childhood that the author, born in Dalmatia, observes with foreign but tender eyes.
Mozaik knjiga, 20112.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
11.56 €
Literature for children • School reading • Teen Novels • Psychological novel • Russian literature
Childhood (1852) is the first book of an autobiographical trilogy (with Adolescence and Youth), where Tolstoy explores the world of childhood through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, Nikolinka Irtenjev – innocence, joys, sorrows and first traumas.
The book is composed of 22 chapters, and in the first, introductory chapter, entitled The Ugly Face of Primitivism, Agić explains the reasons and mechanisms of social rejection.
Connectum, 2019.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
7.98 €
American literature • Romance Novels • Psychological novel • Thriller
Nora Roberts, the queen of romantic thrillers, in Witness (2012) combines the tension of a mafia showdown with an emotional story of survival and love. A bestseller full of heart and adrenaline.
Profil Knjiga, 2014.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
7.36 €
A philosophical novel • Detective Stories • Psychological novel • Serbian literature • Thriller
A Story of Karma is one of the most famous and best-selling novels by Božidar D. Benedikt, a pioneer of the “religious thriller.” The book is still considered Benedikt's most influential work – a cross between Dan Brown and Carlos Castaneda.