Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal

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A Burning

DEBUT And what has burned? A train, torched in the Kolabagan railway station with more than 100 left dead...
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Every Bone a Prayer

A beautifully rendered coming-of-age tale for a wide range of readers.
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Super Host

A painter herself, Russo makes the act of creating art come alive, while effectively limning her characters in this incisive study of contemporary life. [See Prepub Alert, 12/9/19.]

Our Riches

Both gorgeous paean to literature and historically astute observation; highly recommended for book lovers everywhere.

 

Tropic of Violence

Appanah’s heartrending, insightful story makes us understand--and feel--the steps leading toward bloody confrontation in this relentless world.

 

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The Drive

An unexpected story of resistance to military life, sobering and nuanced.

 

The Punishment

A masterly and important evocation of brutal political repression.

 

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I Live in the Slums

Sheer reading pleasure for sophisticated readers and a worthy starting point for initiates.

 

The Belle Créole

In this masterly work, Condé makes the complexity of Dieudonné’s situation evident and his suffering vividly real.

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