- Megan M.
- Thursday, January 11
Start the New Year off with some great new books...
Wild and Distant Seas
Tara Karr Roberts
A decades spanning novel about four generations of women, each of whom has a special talent, and each of whom must find her own path.
For fans of Daughters of Nantucket and Hester
The Djinn waits a Hundred Years
Shubnum Khan
In this parallel narrative, Sana, who is haunted by her twin sister, and her father move into a house that seems to have a life of its own. The history of the house's inhabitants slowly unfolds as Sana explores.
For fans of Banyan Moon and The House of Spirits
The Storm We Made
Vanessa Chan
In this heart wrenching story of a Malayan family during the Japanese occupation, we have a mother who is an unlikely spy, a father who is a low-level bureaucrat under British Colonial rule, a son who disappears, a youngest daughter who must be protected from lecherous Japanese soldiers, and an angry older daughter who struggles to shore up the pieces of her family.
For fans of The House of Doors and The Great Reclamation
River East, River West
Aube Rey Lescure
A heartbreaking story of Alva, a half-Chinese half-white teenager growing up in Shanghai with her American mother. Alva feels like an outsider among her Chinese classmates and longs to go to the United States. Her mother, recently married and struggling with a drinking problem, has her own secrets.
For fans of Cocoon and A Country You Can Leave
My Friends
Hisham Matar
A Libyan exile reminisces about how he ended up living in London and the roles his fellow exiles played in the Libyan revolt triggered by the Arab Spring.
For fans of Death is Hard Work and Dark at the Crossing
Behind You is the Sea
Susan Muaddi Darraj
Compelling, interconnected stories about Palestinian exiles living in Baltimore. Each character was so fascinating that I wanted the book to keep going and exploring their connections.
For fans of Company and Paper Names
The Bullet Swallower
Elizabeth Gonzalez James
In this magical realism western, a man bent on revenge endangers his family, future descendants, and his eternal soul.
For fans of Valley of Shadows and Desert Creatures
The Busy Body
Kemper Donovan
Set during the winter in Maine, an unnamed narrator is hired to ghost write the memoir of a recent presidential character and stumbles into investigating a murder.
For fans of Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone and The Maid