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The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls: A Novel
by Ursula Hegi
A story of grief and love - The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls (4/29/2020)
It's been a while since I have read one of Ursula Hegi's novels, but in reading "The Patron Saint of Girls" I was quickly reminded of why I like her books so much. Hegi has again written an original and moving novel with a huge cast of fantastic characters that weave theirmore
The Mountains Sing
by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
The Mountains Sing (1/7/2020)
The Mountains Sing, is a gorgeously written story of love and devotion between a grandmother and her granddaughter during the Vietnam War. The war brings a tremendous loss to the countryside, destroying fields, crops, and forests, and the people.

Although leaders declaremore
I Want You to Know We're Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir
by Esther Safran Foer
Stories and memories are our history (11/9/2019)
Memories and the stories that make up her family's history are missing from Esther Safran Foer's childhood. When she discovers that her father had another wife and child she sets out to find out what happened to them and to learn their names. Her parents lost their entiremore
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: A Novel
by Kim Michele Richardson
The Book Woman o Troublesome Creek (8/14/2019)
A fascinating story of an isolated community and people that I knew very little about. The people are extremely poor, uneducated, suspicious and yet proud and independent. They can be prejudiced, dangerous and cruel but some show tremendous kindness. The countryside is hardmore
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