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Must-Read Treasures: Books That Will Change the Way You See the World!
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items The best books from various countries that I recommend to read. For the record, I have finished reading all of these books.
About a kind-hearted shopkeeper grandfather who devotes his last years to giving wise advice to his correspondents. Heartwarming work by renowned author Keigo Higashino. Contains elements of magical realism.
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
The twisted tale of the beautiful courtesan, Dewi Ayu, and her four daughters during the colonial era. Depicting a variety of historical events of the time.
Beauty Is a Wound
About a cafe that can take you back in time, but you have to go back before the coffee gets cold, or you'll be trapped forever. Heartwarming series from Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
4 Book Set: Before The Coffee Gets Cold
Want to achieve success with networking or just improve the way you communicate? You will find the answer by reading this book.
How to Win Friends & Influence People
The books in the Midnight Library allow Nora to live her life as if she had done something different. With the help of an old friend, she can now erase all her regrets as she tries to live a perfect life. A meaningful book that made me stop regrettin...
The Midnight Library & Reasons to Stay Alive
The story of 3 brothers fulfilling their father's message to find the kretek girl, Jeng Yah. Tracing the journey of the kretek factory in Indonesia.
Cigarette Girl
The story of Adam and Zainab, Muslims in a minority country. Packaged in an interesting way with their unique journal, which tells the wonders and oddities of every day.
Love from A to Z (A Coming-of-Age Romance)
The struggle of children from Belitung, a small island in Indonesia, to achieve a better education.
The Rainbow Troops
Convenience Store Woman is a touching and surprising story about Keiko Furukura, a thirty-six-year-old Tokyo woman who works at a Smile Mart convenience store. It's Keiko's story of breaking through the normal standards of society.
Convenience Store Woman: A Novel
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set in the midst of the Syrian Revolution. Salama Kassab volunteers at a hospital in Homs, desperate to escape her conflict-ridden country. Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and h...
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
Born from different generations, Mariam and Laila are two women brought together by war, loss, and destiny. As they face the ever-increasing dangers around them in Kabul, a powerful bond forms between them. You will cry reading this book.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Emma Saylor returns to the place of her mother's past who died when she was 12 years old. It is a large lake that stretches wide, with cold, clear water and mossy trees on the edge. There she finds another side of her mother and herself.
The Rest of the Story
One of the most acclaimed novels of the year, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is about a woman facing the rampant misogyny of the time.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: A Novel
An unforgettable and heart-rending tale of an unlikely friendship between a rich boy and his father's maid's son, set in conflict-ridden Afghanistan. I'm sure you'll shed a tear while reading this book.
The Kite Runner
One day, Baba took Pari to Kabul, Abdullah insisted on coming along. When they arrived there, it turned out that Baba was going to sell Pari to the Wahdati Family. A finger had to be cut off to save her hand. As the days went by, little Pari began to...
And the Mountains Echoed
Normal People is the story of Connell and Marianne’s mutual attraction, friendship, and love. It takes us from that first conversation and through the years that follow, with two people trying to stay apart but finding they can’t.
Normal People: A Novel
Paulo Coelho’s masterpiece tells the mystical tale of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who sets out to travel in search of earthly treasures. His quest will lead him to vital wisdom in listening to our hearts, recognizing opportunities and learni...
The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition
The heartwarming story of grandma Tokue and Sentaro who each have a dark past. This story begins with Red Bean Paste.
Sweet Bean Paste: The International Bestseller