Radiance of Tomorrow
by Ishmael Beah
"In the aftermath of the war in Sierra Leone, a village
comes together to regain the beauty of life as it was in the past" -Provided
by the publisher
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"A young woman from Nigeria leaves behind her home and her first love to start a new life in America, only to find her dreams are not all she expected." -Provided by the publisher
The First True Lie
by Morina Mander
“Luca, a young boy who lives with his mother,
wakes up one day to discover that his mother is dead and, not wanting to be
labeled an orphan, pretends that his mother is still alive, as he imagines
himself and his cat, Blue, going about their daily life.” –Provided by the
publisher
The Golem and the
Jinni by Helene Wecker
“Combines elements of Jewish and Arab folk mythology in the
story of two supernatural creatures--Chava, a golem brought to life by a
disgraced rabbi, and Ahmad, a jinni made of fire--who form an unlikely
friendship on the streets of turn-of-the-century New York.” –Provided by the
publisher
The Valley of
Amazement by Amy Tan
“Violet Minturn, a half-Chinese/half-American courtesan who
deals in seduction and illusion in Shanghai, struggles to find her place in the
world, while her mother, Lucia, tries to make sense of the choices she has made
and the men who have shaped her.” –Provided by the publisher
Disease Proof: The
Remarkable Truth About What Makes Us Well by David L. Katz, MD, MPH with
Stacey Colino
“The skills you need to slash your risk of heart disease,
cancer, diabetes, and more-by 80 percent. Though we may not realize it, our
behavior has tremendous effects on our health, well-being, and even gene
expression. In Disease-Proof, renowned preventive medicine specialist Dr. David
Katz reveals that we can reduce our risk of any chronic disease by an
astonishing 80 percent-more than any drug or intervention could ever hope to
do. Abundant scientific evidence shows that four simple things-not smoking,
eating well, being active, and maintaining a healthy weight-play an enormous
role in our health. Drawing upon the latest scientific evidence and decades of
clinical experience, Dr. Katz arms us with the skills to make lasting changes
in each of these areas.” –Provided by the publisher
The All-Girl Filling
Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
"Spanning decades, generations, and America in the
1940s and today, The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion is a fun-loving
mystery about an Alabama woman today, and five women who in 1943 worked in a
Phillips 66 gas station, during the WWII years. Like Fannie Flagg's classic
Fried Green Tomatoes, this is a riveting, fun story of two families, set in
present day America and during World War II, filled to the brim with Flagg's
trademark funny voice and storytelling magic" –Provided by the publisher
The Housemaid’s
Daughter by Barbara Mutch
“After traveling to South Africa for a loveless
marriage in 1919, a young Irish woman befriends Ada, the daughter of the
housemaid, and must decide what to do when the girl goes missing after being
scorned by the community.” –Provided by the publisher
David and Goliath:
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
“The best-selling author of Outliers uncovers the hidden
rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty, the powerful and
the dispossessed.” –Provided by the publisher
You Disappear: A Novel
by Christian Jungersen
“Struggling to protect her son and herself from an
increasingly volatile, once-respected husband whose brain-degenerative
condition has led him to defraud a school, Mia faces tough legal and moral
dilemmas while working with a defense attorney with whom she becomes
increasingly infatuated.” –Provided by the publisher
Purple Hibiscus by
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“In the city of Egunu, Nigeria, fifteen year-old Kambili and
her older brother Jaja lead a somewhat cloistered life. Their father is a
wealthy businessman, they live in a beautiful home, and attend private school.
But, through Kambili's eyes, we see that their home life is anything but
harmonious. Her father, a fanatically religious man has impossible expectations
of his children and his wife, and if things don't go his way he becomes
physically abusive. Not until Kambili and Jaja are sent away from home for the
very first time to visit their loving aunt, does Kambili's world begin to
blossom. But when a military coup threatens to destroy the country, the tension
in her family's home escalates, and Kambili must find the strength to keep her
loved ones together.” -Provided by the publisher
