|
|
Historical Fiction February 2023 |
|
|
|
|
| The Book of Everlasting Things by Aanchal MalhotraStarring: Samir, a Hindu perfumer, and Firdaus, a Muslim calligrapher, whose forbidden love story sweeps readers from the early 20th century to the present day.
Read it for: a lush, atmospheric story of cultural, political and personal turmoil surrounding the 1947 Partition of India.
For fans of: Elif Shafak's The Island of Missing Trees, Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient, or All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. |
|
| The Wintering Place by Kevin McCarthySequel alert: The Wintering Place follows Irish immigrants Thomas and Michael O’Driscoll, who readers first met in Wolves of Eden.
This time: 1867 finds the brothers on the run after deserting the army, struggling to eke out an existence during a harsh winter and avoid more trouble among the other outlaws who cross their path.
Is it for you? The novel’s visceral details are compelling, evocative, and do much to underline the characters’ traumatic experiences, but they may also be off-putting to some readers. |
|
| The Seamstress of Sardinia by Bianca PitzornoWhat it is: a moving and engaging coming-of-age story about a determined Sardinian orphan striving to maintain her dignity and independence under circumstances that seem designed to rob her of both.
Read it for: the large cast of well-developed characters; the earnest resolve with which the novels unnamed heroine pursues her goals, interests, and dreams.
About the author: Hans Christian Anderson Award nominee Bianca Pitzorno is an Italian writer best known for her books for children and young adults, and for her translations of authors like J.R.R. Tolkien. |
|
| When Franny Stands Up by Eden RobinsWhat it's about: Franny Steinberg may feel out of place in the suburbs of postwar Chicago but she feels right at home in the city's comedy clubs. After an unforgettable experience at a female comedian's show, Franny decides to try stand-up for herself, discovering a new world of people and possibilities in the process.
For fans of: series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; authors such as Laura Esquivel and Anita Diamant. |
|
| The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights by Kitty ZeldisWhat it is: the lyrical and richly detailed story of the complex, overlapping, volatile bonds between three strong women in 1920s Brooklyn.
Starring: Beatrice, a Russian-born Jewish dress shop proprietor newly arrived from New Orleans; Beatrice's protégé Alice, who came north with her mentor; newlywed Catherine, a regular customer of the dress shop whose increasingly close friendship with Beatrice could change things for all three of them forever.
For fans of: The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis; The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams. |
|
Contact your librarian for more great books!
|
|
|
Click HERE for the full list of this month's new books
Grand Forks & District Public Library
7342 5th Street
Box 1539
Grand Forks, British Columbia V0H1H0
250-442-3944
|
|
|
|