BOOK OF THE WEEK
- 13 Jan - 19 Jan, 2024
Parakeet
If you enjoy your talking-animal stories mournful, witty, and heartbreakingly honest, look to the latest from Marie-Helene Bertino, about a young woman – we call her the Bride – who, days before her wedding, is told by her grandmother that she should not get married. The catch: The Bride’s grandmother is dead.
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women
Written by Wayétu Moore, a family flees war-torn Liberia on foot. They hide in a neighbouring village, cross the border into Sierra Leone with the help of a rebel soldier, and eventually make their way to Texas in this harrowing memoir about the search for home.
An Elegant Woman
Spanning four generations of women through the 20th century, Martha McPhee’s fifth novel is a rich exploration of legacy and memory. It untangles the sacred myths of an American family, as a woman pieces together the story of her extraordinary and highly elegant grandmother.
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