Tag Archives: Family Life
Girl, Woman, Other
by Bernardine EvaristoFrom one of Britain’s most celebrated writers of color, a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity among an interconnected group of Black British…
The Story of a Goat
by Perumal MuruganFrom one of India’s best-known writers and the author of the National Book Award-longlisted One Part Woman comes a charming and surprising tale of…
Animalia
by Jean-Baptiste Del AmoA prizewinning and word-of-mouth literary sensation in France, Animalia is an extraordinary epic that retraces the history of a modest French peasant family over…
Shuggie Bain
by Douglas StuartA stunning debut novel by a masterful writer telling the heartwrenching story of a young boy and his alcoholic mother, whose love is only…
Correspondents
by Tim Murphy“Murphy artfully connects multiple narratives to produce a sprawling tale of love, family, duty, war, and displacement. It is above all a stinging indictment…
One Part Woman
by Perumal MuruganThe American debut of a world-class writer, already profiled by the New York Times, One Part Woman is a charming and touching story of…
The World Beneath
by Cate Kennedy“Written in precise and singing prose, [Kennedy’s] powerful first novel . . . [is] a work of mythic depth, lyrical description, and gripping suspense.”…
A Small Hotel
by Robert Olen Butler“A sleek, erotic, and suspenseful drama . . . Butler executes a plot twist of profound proportions in this gorgeously controlled, unnerving, and beautifully…
Father of the Rain
by Lily KingAward-winning author Lily King’s new novel spans three decades in a riveting psychological portrait of a wildly charismatic patriarch as seen through the eyes…
Broken for You
by Stephanie KallosA buoyant debut novel about two women in self-imposed exile whose worlds are transformed when their paths intersect, and a glorious homage to the…
