It’s 1921 and gun moll Alice has run away from her life in New York, carrying very little with her apart from a bullet wound, and finds herself a guest at The Paragon Hotel, a black hotel in Portland, OR. Faye explores the racial tensions of Oregon at the beginning of the 20th century, starting …
Bianca Marais has knocked it out of the park again with her new novel If You Want to Make God Laugh. Taking place in South Africa from the day Nelson Mandela is elected onward, following three very different women as they deal with the changing world around them. Race and class are explored, as well as tensions that came from the ending …
In The Storyteller, German-Lebanese author Pierre Jarawan has created a work of art that explores the importance of family and nationality in the creation of an identity. Jarawan fills the book with stories of the Lebanese civil war, teaching the history of the country and the event without making it feel like you are learning anything …
The Secret of Nightingale Wood is beautiful book that reminded me of classic children’s books. In a world of extreme fantasy and adventure, this historical fiction was a breath of fresh air. Strange beautifully discusses many difficult topics while creating an engaging mystery that kept me guessing until the end. She deals with war and loss …
This is an absolutely beautiful book that makes you laugh one moment and cry the next. John Boyne tells the story of one man’s life as he grows up in Ireland and tries to move past his life there in order to fully be himself. The main character of Cyril is so incredibly believable that …
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