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Fiction A to Z November 2019
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Find Me
by André Aciman
In this spellbinding exploration of the varieties of love, the author of the worldwide bestseller Call Me by Your Name revisits its complex and beguiling characters decades after their first meeting.
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| All This Could Be Yours by Jami AttenbergWhat happens: After tyrannical patriarch Victor Tuchman is felled by a heart attack, family members dutifully gather at his deathbed.
Why you might like it: Unfolding over the course of only one day, you the reader are privy to the innermost thoughts of the characters, who are inscrutable to each other.
For fans of: contemporary, complex family dramas. |
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Country
by Michael Hughes
A suspenseful reimagining of Homer’s Iliad is set in 1996 Northern Ireland and follows the experiences of an IRA fighter whose efforts to reignite the war against the British are complicated by a vengeful sniper’s defection.
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| A Tall History of Sugar by Curdella ForbesWhat it is: the coming of age and love story of Moshe Fisher, a man whose unusual appearance makes his race uncertain, and his soul mate, dark-skinned Arrienne Christie, as well as Jamaica's struggle for independence.
Why you might like it: With a strong sense of place, a touch of magical realism, lyrical writing, and well-crafted dialogue relayed in Jamaican patois, this is a powerful tale of post-colonial Jamaica.
Reviewers say: "subtle and commanding" (The New York Times). |
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It Would be Night in Caracas
by Karina Sainz Borgo
A woman tests the limits of what she is willing to do to secure her future in turbulent modern Venezuela overrun by violent revolutionaries. A bold new voice from Latin America, Karina Sainz Borgo’s touching, thrilling debut is an ode to the Venezuelan people and a chilling reminder of how quickly the world we know can crumble.
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| Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate RacculiaStarring: an eclectic cast of characters, all sent on an inventive treasure hunt across Boston by an unconventional billionaire's final request.
For fans of: literary and pop culture references; ghost stories; inheritance drama; loners; bankers who used to be theater kids; Edgar Allan Poe; cape-wearing gentlemen; scavenger hunts; camp, whimsy, and eccentricity. And, of course, Ellen Raskin's classic kids' book The Westing Game.
Read this next: Ernest Cline's nostalgic, sci-fi scavenger hunt, Ready Player One. |
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The Topeka School
by Ben Lerner
A popular high-school senior in 1997 Kansas elevates a loner classmate into the social scene with unexpected consequences, while his famous parents reckon with an abusive childhood and marital transgressions against a backdrop of New Right toxic masculinity.
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| Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette WintersonWhat it is: a retelling of the creation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, featuring Mary as a narrator, as well as a modern-day tale in which a trans doctor falls for a professor working to chain AI to a fusion of body parts.
Why you might like it: Ever questioned what makes us human? If so, this one's for you.
Reviewers say: "slick and funny, often delightfully obscene" (The Washington Post); "beguiling, disturbing, and full of wonders" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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Your House Will Pay
by Steph Cha
Two teenagers in Los Angeles, one Korean-American and the other African-American, deal with the ripple effects of a shooting from decades ago after a new incident brings their families’ painful memories hurtling back.
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The House of Brides
by Jane Cockram
What it is: a Daphne du Maurier-inspired story of a disgraced Australian social media influencer who flees to a British estate with links to her own family's mysterious history.
Why you might like it: The slow-burning suspense, atmospheric setting, and unveiling of family secrets will all appeal to fans of Gothic fiction.
What to read next: Ruth Ware's The Turn of the Key. Already read it? Try a Rebecca homage like Lisa Gabriele's The Winters.
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The World Doesn't Require You: Stories
by Rion Amilcar Scott
What it is: a collection of linked short stories (and one novella) set in the fictional Cross River, Maryland, home to the descendants of the only successful slave revolt in the U.S.
Why you might like it: Raw and sometimes uncomfortable, this collection tackles themes of loneliness and love, mixing magical realism with the tumultuous history of enslaved peoples and their descendants in the U.S.
Reviewers say: "intoxicating" (Booklist); "boundary-shattering" (Esquire).
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