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by Evie Wyld
Published Nov 2010
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by Monica Ali
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by Tracy Kidder
Published May 2010
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by Uzma Aslam Khan
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by Aleksandar Hemon
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by Jhumpa Lahiri
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by Tahmima Anam
Published Jan 2009
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by Vikram Chandra
Published Jan 2008
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by Thrity Umrigar
Published Feb 2007
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by Nadeem Aslam
Published May 2006
Read ReviewsBeautifully written, emotionally and sensually arresting"a Persian love poem for the twenty-first century" this deeply felt and moving novel explores the heart of a family at the crossroads of culture, nationality, religion, and the most personal crises of faith.
by V.S. Naipaul
Published Oct 2002
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by Anita Rau Badami
Published Sep 2002
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by Andre Dubus III
Published Feb 2000
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by Arundhati Roy
Published May 1998
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