Lucie van Rooijen

18 books

Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leon

Death in a Strange Country

Commissario Brunetti #2

Donna Leon

373 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Glass Room by Simon Mawer

The Glass Room

Simon Mawer

405 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
A History of Loneliness by John Boyne

A History of Loneliness

John Boyne

384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark slow-paced
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

The Little Stranger

Sarah Waters

501 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical horror mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman

The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.

Adelle Waldman

256 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami

The Moor's Account

Laila Lalami

321 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous reflective medium-paced
No One Is Here Except All of Us by Ramona Ausubel

No One Is Here Except All of Us

Ramona Ausubel

325 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism emotional reflective slow-paced
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami

The Other Americans

Laila Lalami

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

The People in the Trees

Hanya Yanagihara

368 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism challenging dark slow-paced
The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth Mckenzie

The Portable Veblen

Elizabeth Mckenzie

430 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced