Catalien van Paassen

31 books

The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America by Timothy Snyder

The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America

Timothy Snyder

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District by James Rebanks

The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District

James Rebanks

256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir nature emotional reflective slow-paced
The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade by Cathy Scott-Clark, Adrian Levy

The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade

Cathy Scott-Clark, Adrian Levy

448 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history informative mysterious slow-paced
Swimming with Seals by Victoria Whitworth

Swimming with Seals

Victoria Whitworth

281 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature reflective slow-paced
Virginia Woolf by Alexandra Harris

Virginia Woolf

Alexandra Harris

192 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Washington Black

Esi Edugyan

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb by Neal Bascomb

The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb

Neal Bascomb

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional sad tense medium-paced
A Gift of Hope by Helen Exley

A Gift of Hope

Helen Exley

368 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
In the Dark Places by Peter Robinson

In the Dark Places

Inspector Banks #22

Peter Robinson

327 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf

A More Perfect Union

Tammye Huf

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative slow-paced