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Summer is so beautiful that it doesn’t need books? Or do we love him also for the fact that there is a chance to relish to read? For those who cannot imagine life without reading, neither on the road, nor in a hammock, nor on the beach, we have chosen the most interesting.
On the road and on vacation, you usually want to read something light and interesting. Our book rating will help you make the right choice.
«The Queen and I» by Sue Townsend
A funny and sobering story about how the Queen of England lost her throne and moved with her whole family to the municipal suburb of London, and the Republicans sold England to the Japanese. The journey down the social ladder forces the royal family to reconsider their outlook on life, to get to know each other and themselves anew. The novel has already become an English classic, but the new edition of the book came in handy: in the spring, Elizabeth II turned 90 years old.
Translation from English by Inna Stam. Phantom Press, 320 p.
«Night of Fire» by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
A travelogue in the best traditions of the genre and the first biographical work of a world-famous French author. Writer Eric-Emmannuel Schmitt talks about his hiking in the Algerian Sahara and the youthful spiritual awakening that influenced his whole life. We are waiting for incredible volcanic landscapes, a hymn to the simple life, aphoristic statements about the (non)existence of God and a description of the mystical experience experienced.
Translation from French by Natalia Khotinskaya. Alphabet, 160 p.
«Dissection of Stone» by Abraham Vergese
A family saga about the twins Marion and Shiva and their loved ones, fanatically devoted to medicine. A happy childhood in a Christian mission in Addis Ababa, self-discovery, love and betrayal, a journey across the ocean and a return home in contrasting combinations of Ethiopia and New York — the few days it takes for a longread, your thoughts will be far away. This passionate and dramatic, almost confessional novel cannot be read in a detached way — it is amazing.
Translation from English by Sergei Sokolov. Phantom Press, 608 p.
«Turdeyskaya Manon Lescaut» Vsevolod Petrov
A short love story in sad circumstances: an ambulance train rides through the snow of World War II, through familiar war prose, and into the Silver Age. Vsevolod Petrov — Soviet art critic; his story of 1946 was published for the first time, which is not surprising: there are no signs of the era in it. Only half-light, rare lanterns, inexplicable emotions, restlessness, fear and two tired deserters: nurse Vera and the narrator.
Ivan Limbakh Publishing House, 272 p.
«Loyalty» Rainbow Rowell
A novel full of humor about 30-year-old girlfriends Beth and Jennifer, who correspond for days on end, and Lincoln, on duty, reads their correspondence. He is in love with Beth, although he has never seen her. A big feeling works wonders: Lumpy Lincoln will go to the gym, move out from his mom and quit his stupid job. But what about Beth? You can’t say: “I know you are beautiful, I have been reading your letters for a whole year.” Fortunately, the town is small and they both love movies.
Translation from English by Tatyana Kamyshnikova. Foreigner, 416 p.
«English house. An Intimate Story by Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley has an amazing job of preserving royal palaces such as Kensington, the Tower and Hillsborough Castle, but the book is not only about palaces, but about the English house in every detail. The subtleties of communication with servants and coquetry in the living rooms, the appearance of the bed and the intimate details of the bathrooms — Lucy Worsley talks about the life of monarchs and commoners, about the styles of different eras, about the feeling of comfort and peace associated with the house.
Translation from English by Irina Novoseletskaya. Sinbad, 399 p.