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This singular autobiography unfurls from author Marina Jarre's native Latvia during the 1920s and 30s, and expands southward to the Italian countryside. In distinctive writing as poetic as it is precise, Jarre depicts an exceptionally multinational and complicated family: her elusive, handsome father-a Jew who perished in the Holocaust, her severe, cultured mother-an Italian Lutheran who translated Russian literature, and her sister and Latvia...

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One of Russia's most interesting young novelists takes on Putin, poison and power in this unique novel, Lebedev provides a fascinating window on modern Russia."-Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Twilight of Democracy and Gulag: A HistoryThe terrifying, lengthening list of Russia's use of lethal poisons against its critics has inspired acclaimed author Sergei Lebedev's latest novel. With uncanny timing, he examines how and why Ru...

A sweeping epic novel infused with romance about an illustrious family that builds itself a fabulous vacation retreat on the French Riviera-a replica of an ancient Greek palace in which they seek to find perfection and beauty until being caught up in the tragedies of 20th century European history.

The grande dame of Dutch literature recounts a story of romance and death punctuated by a middle of the night baking ritual.

An exposition of the professional process of verifying the authenticity of newly-discovered period art work, thrillingly related by leading Renaissance expert Philippe Costamagna who provides insight on the massive sums of money and frenetic pace of activity this task involves.

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Hypnotic tale of a masterful sculptor increasingly obsessed with zoo animals as he and Europe teetered on brink of WW1.

A masterful and gripping classic of European literature that inspired Elena Ferrante's depiction of Naples in her best-selling novels.

An audacious work of investigative journalism that reads like a graphic novel for the digital age.

All Backs Were Turned, set in Israel, is a story of sexual passion, violence, and betrayal, in classic hardboiled prose.

An ode to Paris as rarely seen--a minutely observed tale about searching for love and a new lease on life.

This story about family secrets and art is a feast of images lingering long after the final page is turned.