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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

May 4, 2022

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A Turkish woman lying murdered in a rubbish bin hardly seems like the appropriate subject for a piercingly tender novel about the damage done to innocence in childhood and the bonds of friendship as ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, literary, women

April Reading Recap

May 2, 2022

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April, where have you gone? Actually, the month wasn’t the problem is was the last week when the universe decided to shift from neutral to overdrive in my world. A quick update because it does impact ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, cultural, mystery, suspense

Memphis: A Novel by Tara Stringfellow

April 11, 2022

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Memphis is both the title and location of Tara Stringfellow’s stirring debut novel. Three generations of women pass through the family’s home and tumultuous times in a city where racism and violence ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, debut, Southern life

Four Treasures of the Sky

April 6, 2022

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From the near-future in The Candy House I read my way through the distant past in Jenny Zhang’s Four Treasures of the Sky. The novel is the story of Daiyu, a young girl in China, kidnapped and ... Read More...

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No Land to Light On

January 17, 2022

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Despite being five months pregnant Sama goes to the airport to surprise her husband, Hadi, on his return from his father’s funeral. Only to be met by a large crowd of angry people, with signs, ... Read More...

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