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Such A Long Journey, Book

by Mistry, Rohinton
Book - 1991 | 1st U.S. ed
Added Apr 05, 2021

Half of A Yellow Sun, Book

by Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Book - 2006 | 1st North American ed
Added Jan 04, 2021

Comment:

Nigeria's Biafran war 1967-1970, a conflict between the Muslim Hausa and the Christian Igbo. Causes: British Colonialism, ethno-religious violence, anti-Igbo pogroms in Northern Nigeria, military coups, persecution of Igbo, control over oil production in the Niger Delta. Massacres prompted thousands of Igbos to flee east where their people were the dominant ethnic group. In 1967 the State of Biafra was declared. When it lost its oil fields, the main source of revenue, without funds to import food, one million of its citizens died of severe malnutrition. The Eastern region which had seceded as a state was defeated.

All the Ways We Said Goodbye, BookA Novel of the Ritz Paris

by Williams, Beatriz
Book - 2020 | First edition
Added Dec 26, 2020

Comment:

Didn't like the writing. Dismissed it after a few pages.

Tipping the Velvet, Book

by Waters, Sarah
Book - 2000 | 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed
Added Dec 26, 2020

Comment:

A great read from a favorite author.

The Secret Life of Bees, Book

by Kidd, Sue Monk
Book - 2002
Added Dec 11, 2020

Comment:

A joy to read

City of Women, Book

by Gillham, David R.
Book - 2012
Added Dec 07, 2020

Comment:

Didn't care for it. Stopped after 30 pages.

The Moor's Account, BookA Novel

by Lalami, Laila
Book - 2014 | First edition
Added Dec 04, 2020

Comment:

The fiction account of the Spanish conquest of La Florida by a Muslim slave.

The Architect's Apprentice, Book

by Shafak, Elif
Book - 2015
Added Nov 20, 2020

Comment:

Ottoman Empire, Sinan 1550. Outstanding from a favorite author.

A Fine Balance, BookA Novel

by Mistry, Rohinton
Book - 1996 | 1st U.S. ed
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

India 1975-76 during Emergency. Outstanding novel from a favorite author.

Skeletons at the Feast, Audiobook CD[a Novel]

by Bohjalian, Chris
Audiobook CD - 2008
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

Excellent from a favorite author

The Shell Seekers, Book

by Pilcher, Rosamunde
Book - 1987 | 1st ed
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

Just so-so.

The Invisible Bridge, Book

by Orringer, Julie
Book - 2010 | 1st ed
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

Budapest, Paris. Hungarian brothers. Outstanding from a favorite author.

The Kommandant's Girl, Book

by Jenoff, Pam
Book - 2007
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

Forget it

Stones From the River, Book

by Hegi, Ursula
Book - 1994
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

Great read

Fingersmith, Book

by Waters, Sarah
Book - 2002
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

Great read

City of Thieves, BookA Novel

by Benioff, David
Book - 2008
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

Excellent read from a favorite author

Perfume, BookThe Story of A Murderer

by Süskind, Patrick
Book - 1986 | 1st American ed
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

A good read

The Book Thief, Book

by Zusak, Markus
Book - 2006 | 1st American ed
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

Great read

The Alienist, Book

by Carr, Caleb
Book - 1994
Added Nov 18, 2020

Comment:

Excellent read

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, BookA Novel

by Ford, Jamie
Book - 2009 | 1st ed
Added Nov 17, 2020

Comment:

World War2. Fifth grade scholarship students and best friends are the only Asians in their Seattle elementary school. Henry is Chinese and Keiko is Japanese. And Pearl Harbor has made all Asians, even those American born targets for abuse. Henry’s father has a hatred of Japan so their friendship is kept secret. Soon Keiko’s family is sent to an internment camp in Idaho. Fourty years later Henry comes upon the belongings of displaced Japanese in the basement of an old Seattle hotel. This reawakens his love for Keiko.

Samarkand, BookA Novel

by Maalouf, Amin
Book - 1996 | 1st American ed
Added Nov 16, 2020

Comment:

Seljuk Empire, Omar Kayyam and the Assassins. Outstanding read.

Orphan Train, Book

by Kline, Christina Baker
Book - 2013 | 1st ed
Added Nov 16, 2020

Comment:

Excellent

Before We Were Yours, BookA Novel

by Wingate, Lisa
Book - 2017 | First edition
Added Nov 16, 2020

Comment:

A good read

Sister of My Heart, Book

by Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee
Book - 1999 | 1st ed
Added Apr 13, 2020

Comment:

A good read

The Glass Castle, BookA Memoir

by Walls, Jeannette
Book - 2005
Added Apr 13, 2020

Comment:

Loved this novel
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