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Romance

What is Romance?

 

In the strictest academic terms, a romance is a narrative genre in literature that involves a mysterious, adventurous, or spiritual story line where the focus is on a quest that involves bravery and strong values, not always a love interest. However, modern definitions of romance also include stories that have a relationship issue as the main focus.

A modern romance would include:

  • The story of a character who keeps meeting the wrong type of people in his or her relationships or has run into a problem with a current love relationship.

  • The story would focus on the struggles the character faces while finding Mr. or Mrs. Right. The whole focus would be the relationship, although the character may also be dealing with other struggles, such as losing a job, handling difficult parents, etc.

These stories may be funny, sad, tragic, serious, or a mix. The obvious resolution to the conflict would be finding the right person or saving the present relationship.

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Browse some the romance novels stocked at Moruya Books bellow. Can't see the one you want, give us a call or contact us via email and we'll see what we can do... Happy reading!!

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#OWN VOICE

What is #OWN VOICE? Own-voice was a genre-defying tag coined by young adult author Corinne Duyvis. It refers to books starring characters from under-represented or marginalized groups in which the author has personal experience. While own-voice books are normally a fairly good representation of the group they act for, it's important to remember that these books are not an umbrella representative of everyone that identifies within that particular group's experience.

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50 Books To Read If You're A Hopeless Romantic

A book lover's guide to the 50 most iconic and interesting novels centred on a love story.

The perfect gift for book-loving friends and family, 50 Books to Read If You're a Hopeless Romantic will provide lots of inspiration for fans of love stories to discover lesser known books and revisit forgotten classics. Whether you're a Bridget Jones fan or a Pride and Prejudice devotee, bibliophile and book blogger Eric Karl Anderson will introduce you to some new and unexpected novels. The book includes an interactive element with space for star ratings, lists of favourite reads, thoughts and dates for beginning and finishing books.

The 50 recommendations encompass a range of authors and books, from classic to contemporary and from across the globe so as to offer the lucky reader plenty of scope.

This is the start of a new series of gift books celebrating books and reading, so if love stories aren't your thing, don't worry! You can also indulge in some cosy crime with 50 Books to Read If You're an Armchair Detective.

50 Books To Read If You're A Hopeless Romantic

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