The songbird and the rambutan tree

Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 1942. Emmy has the voice of an angel but hasn’t sung a note since a family tragedy. With war looming, her father plans to ship her off to a singing school in England for safety. But all Emmy wants to do is stay in Batavia with her best friend, Bakti, even if it means putting up with her snooty classmate, Violet. Then the Japanese army invades—and as war erupts…

Genduk duku

“Memang kau benar. Itu tidak adil. Tetapi itulah kekuasaan. Tidak menimbang mana adil dan tidak adil. Kekuasaan seperti angin topan saja. Menghancurkan apa saja yang menghadang di jalan....” “Kalau begitu, perkenankanlah hambamu Duku untuk sementara minta diri dan bersembunyi di tempat yang cukup jauh saja. Sebab hambamu Duku khawatir, bila beliau datang lagi dan minta hal-hal yang buk…

Perjalanan mustahil samiam dari lisboa: sepasang elang dari diyarbakir

Saat sendirian di sebuah kedai di Konstantinopel, Samiam Nogueira dipukul sampai pingsan dan diculik. Kaki tangan Takhta Suci ternyata berhasil mengendus keberadaannya. Petualang yang telah melangkahkan kakinya jauh dari tanah kelahirannya di Lisboa itu kembali terpisah dari cinta sejatinya, Bianca. Kebersamaan mereka direnggut paksa oleh kekuatan-kekuatan yang tak terbayangkan sebelumnya. S…

The nightingale

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in Ge…

The Mapmakers

Return to the spellbinding world of Cordelia Hatmaker in this soaring magical sequel to The Hatmakers . Perfect for fans of Nevermoor , A Pinch of Magic and Harry Potter.Ever since Cordelia discovered the hidden map in her father's precious telescope, she's been searching the streets of London by starlight and trying to uncover its secrets. She's sure that her missing father is out there somewh…

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas

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The Secret Garden

Kisah ini dimulai ketika Mary Lennox, yang ditinggal mati oleh ayah dan ibunya karena kolera, harus pindah ke Inggris dari India. Di India, Mary memiliki banyak pelayan yang memanjakannya, tetapi mereka semua pun pergi akibat kolera. Tak seorang pun mengingat Mary masih tinggal di rumahnya. Kini Mary tinggal di Inggris, di rumah pamannya, Mr. Archibald Craven. Sang paman digambarkan sebagai …

A Medal For Leroy

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9781250039804

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130 p.

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Empire of the Sun

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.. Based on J. G. Ballard’s own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy’s life in Japanese-occupied wartime Shanghai – a mesmerising, hypnotically compelling novel …

River of lanterns

ndaunted by danger, Peony, the daughter of the people, joins forces with a mighty rebel leader whose ambition drives him to be as cunning and cruel as his enemies, in a novel set against the turbulent backdrop of fourteenth-century China.