Travel around the world with this month's titles...
An Artful Dodge
Karen Odden
When a new boss bent on revenge takes over a ring of thieves, one young thief, Kit, decides to take matters into her own hands. A delightful story of nimble-fingered thieves in 1879 London.
For fans of My Fair Frauds and A Peculiar Combination
The Typing Lady
Ruth Ozeki
A collection of stories loosely connected by typewriters featuring people from all walks of life.
For fans of The Souvenir Museum and Old Babes in the Woods
Land
Maggie O'Farrell
In the years after the Great Hunger, a taciturn surveyor, Tomás, travels Ireland creating maps. After an unsettling encounter, Tomás's life and the of his family is forever changed. As always, Maggie O'Farrell has created terrific characters and a strong sense of place.
For fans of Bog Queen and Helm
The Home of the Drowned
Elin Anna Labba
An intergenerational saga of Sámi facing the repeated drowning of their village and the prejudice of their government.
For fans of Stolen and Praiseworthy
The Stargazer of Nantucket
Julie Gerstenblatt
The daughter of successful merchants sneaks aboard her parents' ship in this action-packed adventure at sea. A strong sense of place and descriptions of sailing.
For fans of A Great Act of Love and If the Tide Turns
We've Been Here Before
Myrtle Henry Sodhi
A multi-generational saga about family trauma and strong women from Dominica.
For fans of These Ghosts are Family and How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps her House
Ghost-Eye
Amitav Ghosh
A young girl has knowledge of what seems to be a past life in this magic realism novel set in 1960s India and the present day. The present-day storyline revolves around the psychologist who treated Varsha and her nephew who uses his aunt's notes to uncover family secrets.
For fans of Sometimes an Island and The True True Story of Raja the Gullible
