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• The Reading List

  a Novel

  Adams, Sara Nisha

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  When Aleisha discovers a reading list tucked in the back of a book as she works at the library for the summer, she decides to complete it and is transported away from the difficulties she is facing at home. She then shares this list with Mukesh, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House of the Spirits

  Allende, Isabel

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  Follow the Trueba family across three generations in a story that weaves together politics and magic. The cast of characters include the politically ambitious Esteban; his wife, Clara, who has supernatural abilities; their daughter, Blanca, who is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Postcard

  a Novel

  Berest, Anne, 1979-

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  It's the year 2003 and a mysterious postcard has been delivered to the home of the Berest family, listing the names of the Berest family members killed in Auschwitz. Fifteen years later, Anne Berest sets out to find out who sent the postcard and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Well-behaved Indian Women

  a Novel

  Dave, Saumya

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  Three generations of women in a family contend with their self-identities and dreams in this debut novel from Saumya Dave. Simran begins to question both her career path and her love life; her mother, Nandini, realizes she has lost herself in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Homegoing

  a Novel

  Gyasi, Yaa

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  In eighteenth century Ghana, two half-sisters are are born in two different villages, and will live two very different lives. While Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives comfortably, Esi is sold into slavery and sent to America. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pachinko

  Lee, Min Jin

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  It's the early 1900s in Korea, and teenager Sunja falls for a mysterious man and becomes pregnant, only to learn that he is already married. She decides to reject this mysterious man in favour of marrying a minister who will take her to live in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Grandmother Begins the Story

  a Novel

  Porter, Michelle (Poet),

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  The stories of five generations of Métis women are told in this novel that showcases the power of familial bonds. Carter is looking for answers about her heritage; Allie seeks to make up for lost time with her daughter; Lucie wants help in joining…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Council of Dolls

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  Power, Susan, 1961-

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  Told through three generations of Yanktonai Dakota women and the dolls that they carried, A Council of Dolls explores the devastating impacts of residential schools and the historical massacres of Indigenous Peoples. Although dealing with difficult…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wolf at the Table

  a Novel

  Rapp, Adam

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  In 1951, New York, thirteen-year-old Myra Larkin is offered a ride home by a man she believes to be Mickey Mantle. Later that night, a triple homicide occurs down the street; it is the opening to violence that will follow the Larkin family for half…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Ticket

  a Novel

  Sampson, Freya

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  A brokenhearted Libby Nicholls meets the elderly Frank on the bus after she moves to London. Frank tells her he has taken this same bus for the past sixty years hoping to come across a woman with whom he had a missed romantic connection. Libby takes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• White Teeth

  Smith, Zadie

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  This unforgettable novel centres around friends Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal, both World War II veterans, as they start their own families and navigate life in London. The characters' relationships to their British identities are explored through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Joy Luck Club

  Tan, Amy

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  In this modern classic, four Chinese women who have recently immigrated to San Francisco meet weekly to play mahjong and talk. They call themselves the Joy Luck Club, united through experiences of loss and their hopes for the future. Their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Covenant of Water

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  Verghese, Abraham, 1955-

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  Set in Kerala, India, from 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water tells the story of three generations of a family in which at least one person per generation dies by drowning. At the centre of the story is Big Ammachi, the matriarch of the family, who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art of Losing

  Zeniter, Alice

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  Naïma knows very little of her Algerian heritage; her father claims he has no memory before living in France, a language barrier prevents her from understanding her grandmother, and her grandfather has passed away. She takes it upon herself to…Read moreRead more of this annotation