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Fiction A to Z September 2018
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The Dutch Wife
by Ellen Keith
A World War II concentration-camp prostitute, an SS officer who loathes his work and an Argentine Dirty War political prisoner are connected by a dark secret that complicates their survival. A first novel. (Historical Fiction). Original. 100,000 first printing.
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Ahab's return : or, The last voyage
by Jeffrey Ford
Reimagines the end of Herman Melville's Moby Dick and has Captain Ahab return to the mainland to search for his wife and child who have moved from Nantucket to New York after Ishmael erroneously reported his demise. 35,000 first printing
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The silence of the girls : a novel
by Pat Barker
The Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy reimagines The Iliad from the perspectives of the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War
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| The Shortest Way Home by Miriam ParkerWhat it's about: In this engaging, character-driven debut, 30-year-old Hannah makes the impulsive decision to quit a promising career in finance in order to help out at a charming Sonoma winery.
Who it's for: Sweet and optimistic while addressing issues of self-discovery and growth, this is a great choice for fans of Jennifer Weiner.
Read this next: Lisa Owen's Not Working, or Kelly Harms' The Matchmakers of Minnow Bay. |
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| Octavia E. Butler's Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy; illustrated by John JenningsWhat it is: a graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's classic SF novel, Kindred, in which Dana, a black woman in the 1970s, is pulled back in time to a Southern plantation in 1815.
Read it for: A compelling story that examines the roles that individuals play in perpetuating systemic racism. Plus there's stark illustrations, which change in hue for the two eras, and Dana herself, a determined woman in a challenging environment. |
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| Kill My Mother: A Graphic Novel by Jules FeifferWhat it is: a noirish graphic novel set on the dark, menacing streets of Hollywood in the 1930s and '40s.
Read it for: recognizably noir characters -- alcoholic PIs, femmes fatales, tough guys, resourceful widows; the twists and turns of the plot, which require close reading and an appreciation for Jules Feiffer's deft eye for the absurd. |
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| Black Hammer: Secret Origins by Jeff Lemire; illustrated by Dean Ormston and Dave StewartWhat it is: an omnibus of the first six Black Hammer comics issues, sharing the stories of six former superheroes who've been trapped on a farm for a decade.
Read it for: intriguing origin stories, a lot of world-building, and moody artwork fitting for the tale.
What to read next: Volume 2, obviously! It's called The Event -- and there's a new visitor to the farm... |
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| The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story... by Sydney PaduaWhat it is: the (not really very true at all) story of the world's first computer, starring Ada Lovelace (who in real life died not long after writing the first paper on computer science) and Charles Babbage (who created, but never built, the first calculating machine). Together they fight crime and financial collapse using a steam-powered Analytical Engine.
Why you might like it: dynamic drawings; plenty of wit and whimsy; tidbits of actual history. |
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| Killing and Dying: Stories by Adrian TomineWhat it is: six short stories, starring flawed, damaged people and illustrated with careful, clean lines (a style that is modified slightly for each story).
What's with the title? "Killing and dying" refers (mostly) to the stage, as a shy young teenager tries her hand at stand-up comedy. Will she kill? Or will she die up there?
For fans of: American cartoonist Chris Ware; Japanese manga artist Toshihiro Tatsumi; the stories of middle America and the working class. |
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