Елена Полецкая

7 books

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas #1

John Boyne

216 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz

339 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional sad medium-paced
Empire Falls by Richard Russo

Empire Falls

Richard Russo

483 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Secret Lives of Great Artists: What Your Teachers Never Told You about Master Painters and Sculptors by Elizabeth Lunday

Secret Lives of Great Artists: What Your Teachers Never Told You about Master Painters and Sculptors

Elizabeth Lunday

287 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative medium-paced
A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom by John Boyne

A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom

John Boyne

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional slow-paced
The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey

The Western Wind

Samantha Harvey

294 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery mysterious slow-paced
Mr Wilder & Me by Jonathan Coe

Mr Wilder & Me

Jonathan Coe

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced