Author: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai Title: The Mountains Sing ISBN: The Mountains Sing – Language: English – Pages: 352 Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: March 17, 2020 Genres: [‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Fiction’, ‘Historical’, ‘War’, ‘Audiobook’, ‘Literary Fiction’, ‘Adult’] With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee’s or Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner’s In […]
Author: Tayari Jones Title: An American Marriage ISBN: An American Marriage – Language: English – Pages: 308 Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: January 29, 2018 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Contemporary’, ‘Audiobook’, ‘Literary Fiction’, ‘Romance’, ‘Adult’, ‘Adult Fiction’] Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and […]
Author: Heidi W. Durrow Title: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky ISBN: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky – Language: English – Pages: 264 Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: January 1, 2010 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Young Adult’, ‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Coming Of Age’, ‘African American’, ‘Audiobook’, ‘Race’] This debut novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter […]
Author: Robert Goolrick Title: A Reliable Wife ISBN: A Reliable Wife – Language: English – Pages: 291 Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: March 16, 2009 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Historical’, ‘Mystery’, ‘Romance’, ‘Book Club’, ‘Adult’] He placed a notice in a Chicago paper, an advertisement for “a reliable wife.” She responded, saying that she was “a simple, […]
Author: Hillary Jordan Title: Mudbound ISBN: Mudbound – Language: English – Pages: 328 Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: March 4, 2008 Genres: [‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Fiction’, ‘Historical’, ‘Southern’, ‘Adult Fiction’, ‘Book Club’, ‘Adult’] In Jordan’s prize-winning debut, prejudice takes many forms, both subtle and brutal. It is 1946, and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children […]
Author: Sara Gruen Title: Water for Elephants ISBN: Water for Elephants – Language: English – Pages: 368 Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: May 22, 2006 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Romance’, ‘Historical’, ‘Adult’, ‘Adult Fiction’, ‘Contemporary’] When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, […]
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Title: Purple Hibiscus ISBN: Purple Hibiscus – Language: English – Pages: 336 Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: October 30, 2003 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Africa’, ‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Nigeria’, ‘Contemporary’, ‘Literary Fiction’, ‘African Literature’] Fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They live in a beautiful house, with a […]