Nr Titel Auteur Beschrijving Categorie
SCH-05034 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich SOLZHENITSYN Alexander Foreshadowing his later detailed accounts of the Soviet prison-camp system, Solzhenitsyn's classic portrayal of life in the gulag is all the more powerful for being slighter and more personal than those later monumental volumes. Engelse romans 
SCH-05033 Cancer Ward SOLZHENITSYN Alexander Cancer Ward examines the relationship of a group of people in the cancer ward of a provincial Soviet hospital in 1955, two years after Stalin's death. We see them under normal circumstances, and also reexamined at the eleventh hour of illness. Together they represent a remarkable cross-section of contemporary Russian characters and attitudes. The experiences of the central character, Oleg Kostoglotov, closely reflect the author's own: Solzhenitsyn himself became a patient in a cancer ward in the mid-1950s, on his release from a labor camp, and later recovered. Engelse romans 
SCH-05031 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning SILLITOE Alan This cult classic of working class life in post-war Nottingham follows the exploits of rebellious factory worker Arthur Seaton. Working all day at a lathe leaves Arthur Seaton with energy to spare in the evenings. A hard-drinking, hard-fighting hooligan, he knows what he wants, and he's sharp enough to get it. Before long, his carryings-on with a couple of married women become the stuff of local gossip. But then one evening he meets a young girl and life begins to look less simple... Engelse romans 
SCH-05029 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society SHAFFER Mary Ann & BARROWS Annie It's 1946 and author Juliet Ashton can't think what to write next. Out of the blue, she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams of Guernsey - by chance, he's acquired a book that once belonged to her - and, spurred on by their mutual love of reading, they begin a correspondence. When Dawsey reveals that he is a member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, her curiosity is piqued and it's not long before she begins to hear from other members. As letters fly back and forth with stories of life in Guernsey under the German Occupation, Juliet soon realizes that the society is every bit as extraordinary as its name. Engelse romans 
SCH-05028 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society SHAFFER Mary Ann & BARROWS Annie It's 1946 and author Juliet Ashton can't think what to write next. Out of the blue, she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams of Guernsey - by chance, he's acquired a book that once belonged to her - and, spurred on by their mutual love of reading, they begin a correspondence. When Dawsey reveals that he is a member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, her curiosity is piqued and it's not long before she begins to hear from other members. As letters fly back and forth with stories of life in Guernsey under the German Occupation, Juliet soon realizes that the society is every bit as extraordinary as its name. Engelse romans 
SCH-05027 Two Fair Plaits SAVILLE Malcolm The second Jillies story is about the kidnapping of a little girl with the two fair plaits of the title. It's atmospheric in its description of foggy 1940s London in the run-up to Christmas, the plot moves at a fair pace, and the involvement of a bunch of children is almost believable Engelse romans 
SCH-05026 The Third Deadly Sin SANDERS Lawrence A high-voltage thriller, this is the story of the Hotel Ripper who stalks New York's nightside and the retired cop named Edward X. Delaney who must stop him. Engelse romans 
SCH-05025 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close FOER Jonathan Safran In a vase in a closet, a couple of years after his father died in 9/11, nine-year-old Oskar discovers a key ... The key belonged to his father, he's sure of that. But which of New York's 162 million locks does it open? So begins Oskar's quest, but will it take him any closer to, or even further from, his lost father? Engelse romans 
SCH-05024 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close FOER Jonathan Safran In a vase in a closet, a couple of years after his father died in 9/11, nine-year-old Oskar discovers a key ... The key belonged to his father, he's sure of that. But which of New York's 162 million locks does it open? So begins Oskar's quest, but will it take him any closer to, or even further from, his lost father? Engelse romans 
SCH-05023 How I Live Now ROSOFF Meg Fifteen-year-old New Yorker Daisy thinks she knows all about love. Her mother died giving birth to her, and now her dad has sent her away for the summer, to live in the English countryside with cousins she's never even met. There she'll discover what real love is: something violent, mysterious and wonderful. There her world will be turned upside down and a perfect summer will explode into a million bewildering pieces. How will Daisy live then? Engelse romans 
SCH-05022 How I Live Now ROSOFF Meg Fifteen-year-old New Yorker Daisy thinks she knows all about love. Her mother died giving birth to her, and now her dad has sent her away for the summer, to live in the English countryside with cousins she's never even met. There she'll discover what real love is: something violent, mysterious and wonderful. There her world will be turned upside down and a perfect summer will explode into a million bewildering pieces. How will Daisy live then? Engelse romans 
SCH-05021 How I Live Now ROSOFF Meg Fifteen-year-old New Yorker Daisy thinks she knows all about love. Her mother died giving birth to her, and now her dad has sent her away for the summer, to live in the English countryside with cousins she's never even met. There she'll discover what real love is: something violent, mysterious and wonderful. There her world will be turned upside down and a perfect summer will explode into a million bewildering pieces. How will Daisy live then? Engelse romans 
SCH-05019 Fixation PULMAN Jack Easy reader. The city is clean. There is no crime here. Police Chief Groczek sees to that. The city streets are safe and no shadows trouble Chief Groczek. But a man is coming to the city, a man with a purpose, a fixation. Does he plan to steal $10,000,000 of heroin? Or is he after something else? Somebody else? Engelse romans 
SCH-05018 The Lion in the North PREBBLE John The Lion in the North is a good overview of Scottish history from the formation of Scotland into a single country until it joined the Union and settled in as part of Britain. Prebble admits that this is a personal view of Scottish history. Engelse romans 
SCH-05017 Cry, the Beloved Country PATON Alan Cry, the Beloved Country is a beautifully told and profoundly compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set in the troubled and changing South Africa of the 1940s. The book is written with such keen empathy and understanding that to read it is to share fully in the gravity of the characters' situations. Engelse romans 
SCH-05016 A Hungarian Quartet OTTLIK G. e.a. Four contemporary short stories by Hungarian writers. Engelse romans 
SCH-05014 Animal Farm ORWELL George Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell - author of 1984, one of Britain?s most popular novels ? is a brilliant political satire and a powerful and affecting story of revolutions and idealism, power and corruption. ?All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.? Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Engelse romans 
SCH-05015 Animal Farm ORWELL George Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell - author of 1984, one of Britain?s most popular novels ? is a brilliant political satire and a powerful and affecting story of revolutions and idealism, power and corruption. ?All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.? Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Engelse romans 
SCH-05013 De twijfel van Salaì MONALDI & SORTI De geadopteerde zoon van Leonardo da Vinci schrijft brieven naar zijn onbekende opdrachtgever over de vorderingen die zijn vader maakt in het onderzoek naar een lastercampagne tegen de paus. Nederlandse romans-volwassenen 
SCH-05012 Vier moeders HORN Shifra Wanneer Amal na de geboorte van haar kind door haar man in de steek wordt gelaten, vindt ze steun bij haar familie. Ze erft een kist met vergeelde foto's die de geheimen van de levens van haar voorouders prijsgeven. Amal ontdekt langzaam maar zeker wat haar plek tussen de sterke vrouwen in haar familie is. Nederlandse romans-volwassenen 
SCH-05011 De kleine blonde dood BUCH Boudewijn In De kleine blonde dood vertelt de ik-figuur over het kortstondige leven van zijn zoontje. Mickey, het kind van hem en Mieke, een vijftien jaar oudere lerares Engels, zal zijn zesde verjaardag niet halen. Daarnaast haalt de ik-figuur herinneringen op aan zijn eigen, door de oorlog geestelijk misvormde vader. De kleine blonde dood is een hartverscheurend verhaal over verlies, verdriet en machteloosheid. Een monument voor een kleine, gestorven jongen. Nederlandse romans-volwassenen 
SCH-05010 Geschiedenis van een gevallen engel MANKELL Henning Passie wordt een handelswaar Juni 1904. Hanna Lundmark staat aan de reling van het stoomschip Lovisa en kijkt toe hoe de overleden stuurman ? haar echtgenoot ? zijn zeemansgraf tegemoet gaat. Op dat moment herinnert ze zich haar vaders laatste woorden: Jij, mijn dochter, bent een engel, een armoedige engel, maar evengoed een engel. Nog geen jaar later is ze eigenaar van het grootste bordeel in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique. Nederlandse romans-volwassenen 
SCH-05009 Ripper ALLENDE Isabel Indiana Jackson is een eigenzinnige alleenstaande moeder in het hedendaagse hippe San Francisco. Ze verdient de kost met aromatherapieën en massage en koestert een grote liefde voor de mensen om zich heen, in het bijzonder voor twee mannen: kunstliefhebber en bon-vivant Alan Keller, en ex-marinier Ryan Miller. Terwijl Indiana haar liefdesleven op orde probeert te brengen, is haar slimme dochter Amanda meer geïnteresseerd in de duistere kant van het leven. Onder haar leiding spelen enkele mensen op internet het Ripper-spel, waarin de deelnemers moorden uit de negentiende eeuw proberen op te lossen. Nederlandse romans-volwassenen 
SCH-05008 Nineteen Eighty-Four ORWELL George One of Britain?s most popular novels, George Orwell?s dystopian tale 1984 is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology propagated by The Party. ?It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.? Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent ? even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101. . . Engelse romans 
SCH-05007 Nineteen Eighty-Four ORWELL George One of Britain?s most popular novels, George Orwell?s dystopian tale 1984 is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology propagated by The Party. ?It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.? Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent ? even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101. . . Engelse romans