Älvkarleby folkbibliotek

Innan morgonen gryr är en gripande kärlekshistoria om en sommar då allt förändrades. Vad vi är beredda att offra för vår familj och om omöjlig, passionerad kärlek. Anna Lönnqvist h ...

The lure of riches can be too much for some men who will stop at nothing to steal the silver from the fictional land of Costaguanero. Nostromo is the story of one man and his unsha ...

‘The Pirate’ is a thrilling adventure novel by Walter Scott. The story takes place on the edge of civilisation in the remote Shetland Isles during the 17th Century as a mysterious ...

Wild carriage chases, moonlight trysts, stupidity, vanity and elopements. This manic comedy seems to have it all...<br><br>Farcical in its entirety, 'The Village of Stepanchikovo' ...

What young man wouldn't fall in love with an elegant and beautiful older lady? When that lady is much older and married though, the situation becomes much more complicated!<br><br> ...

A novel full of intriguing characters who you can never fully trust, if you loved Netflix’s ‘You’ you’ll love this.<br><br>This shadowy mystery novel follows Lois an unassuming you ...

Madame de X. writes letters to Madame de L. - lots of letters. She writes about her relationship struggles, the difficulty of love, and most importantly, men. Madame de X. simply c ...

When the beautiful and powerful Countess Samoris arrives in Paris, she is dressed all in black. She has come to attend her daughter’s funeral, a bright and innocent girl whose deat ...

‘Through One Administration’ is a tale like no other. Through the eyes of Bertha Amory, the wife of a 19th century lawyer in Washington D.C., the author, Frances Hodgson Burnett, s ...

Tense and atmospheric, ‘The Touchstone’ follows the trials and tribulations of New York lawyer, Stephen Glennard. When we meet Glennard, he is unable to afford to marry his girlfri ...

‘The Valley of Decision’ is Wharton’s first full-length novel. Set in 18th Century, it follows the rising fortunes of Odo Valsecca who, on becoming a man, inherits a dukedom. With ...

‘The Prophet’ is a collection of prose poetry offering spiritual insights into a range of subjects. Through 26 fables, Gibran explores everything from love, marriage, and children ...

On a quiet autumn evening, the inhabitants of Flaherty’s ramshackle pub are interrupted by the arrival of Christy Mahon, a fugitive claiming to have murdered his father. Enamoured ...

Divorce, adultery, murder, female alcoholism, racism, civil war, arson, drowning, marriage dominated by hate and marriage filled with love. Is there anything left that this book do ...

Love, deceit, unhappy marriages, affairs of the heart, suicide and romance. This selection of short stories by Kate Chopin has something for everyone.<br><br>A wide-ranging collect ...

Indy y Cooper se conocieron en una fiesta universitaria. Su química era algo fuera de lo común y pasaron toda la noche juntos. Pero un malentendido hizo que se separaran para siemp ...

Romantik och musik i juletid. Vintern 1902: Harriet Hjort är en begåvad ung sångerska som uppträder i folkliga ölhallar tillsammans med pianisten Isak. Ingen av dem vågar erkänna a ...

Den trettioåriga judinnan Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt bär på en stor hemlighet – hon fullkomligt älskar julen och har till och med byggt sin karriär på den. Rachel är en New York-b ...

Nominerad till Augustpriset för Årets Skönlitterära Bok 2022”Vid vilken tidpunkt spårar allt ur? Några veckor senare ska hon försöka kartlägga händelseförloppet, försöka förstå i v ...

Hon vet egentligen inte vad det var som hände, den där kvällen då hon träffade Mikael. Plötsligt bara stod han där och kändes som själva tryggheten personifierad. Hon, skådespelers ...

När Samantha Wishaw tvingas se sitt livs kärlek gifta sig med en annan kvinna, som till råga på allt är hennes kusin, är hon redo att ge upp hoppet om att någonsin finna kärleken i ...

Castruccio’s armies surround the fortress of Valperga governed by Countess Euthanasia - his childhood friend and the woman he loves. Forced to choose between her Guelph people and ...

There's an imposter amongst us...‘The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck’ (1857), is 'Frankenstein' author Mary Shelley’s fictionalised account of Perkin Warbeck, the 15th century pretende ...

Challenged to a duel, Lord Lodore must make a life-changing decision, one that will split his family in two. His daughter Ethel, raised to depend on her father, and Cornelia, Lodor ...

How do you stop the two men you love from destroying each other?As a six-year-old orphan, Elizabeth Raby saves a desperate Rupert Falkner from committing suicide, changing her life ...