Read-them!
Whether you’re in the park, on the beach or in a hammock: a good book is indispensable this spring. Curious which books should not be missing from your list? We list 5 new books!
The immeasurables
Raphaela Edelbauer is considered one of the greatest promises in Austrian literature. In The Immeasurables she shows feverish Vienna on the eve of the First World War. With a story about three unlikely friends: farmhand Hans, mathematics student Klara and aristocrat Adam. We follow them as the world as they know it collapses. – €25, Spectrum
By the sea
Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah has written a masterpiece about the aftermath of colonial rule and its devastating impact on the lives of the oppressed. Two men, sworn enemies because of their family history, meet in an English coastal town. But they also find comfort through their story and shared memories. – €25, Meulenhoff
The Pearl Family
Charlotte Jacobi made an impressive family saga about love and rivalry with The Pearl Family. The only thing 21-year-old Marie Thomass has left of her late mother is a pair of pearl earrings. It ignites a passion for jewelry, but in Munich in 1844 it is virtually impossible to do anything with it. An opportunity opens up when her brother starts working at the leading jeweler Neustätter. Her work takes Marie to the pearl fishermen in Vogtland, where she meets the handsome Moritz. – €23, Xander Publishers
The watchmaker’s daughter
New York Times bestselling author Larry Loftis writes in The Watchmaker’s Daughter about WWII resistance fighter Corrie ten Boom. Corrie grows up in Haarlem, in a family of watchmakers. At the centenary anniversary, she will even become the first female watchmaker. When the Second World War breaks out, the family decides to take in Jewish people in hiding. Then the special room in the historic city center is betrayed and Corrie and her sister are deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp. An intimate and stunning portrait of courage. – €22 Meulenhoff
A murder guide for antique collectors
CL Miller’s new book will be published in early April and is about Freya Lockwood. After years, she returns to her picturesque English hometown when she learns that her former mentor and antiques dealer has died under mysterious circumstances. A search leads to an old country house where a weekend for antique collectors is organized, and where nothing is as it seems. – €24, The House of Books
Are you a real bookworm? Then you’ve come to the right place, because that’s what we at the Elegance editorial team are too!
Here you will regularly find lists of the latest books that should not be missing from your must-read list. From an exciting thriller to an interesting biography or wonderful chick lit. Enough choice. Read-them!
Text: Jorrit Niels | Image: Adobe Stock
