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Under the Radar February 2021
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Bride of the sea : a novel
by Eman Quotah
"During a snowy Cleveland February, newlyweds Muneer and Saeedah are starting their lives in America and expecting their first child. But Muneer harbors a secret: the word divorce has begun whispering itself in his ear. Soon, their marriage will end, andMuneer will return to Saudi Arabia, while Saeedah remains in Cleveland with their daughter, Hanadi. The more time she shares with her daughter, the more Saeedah wants to keep her close, and before long, her fear of losing Hanadi leads Saeedah to think that she and her daughter have no choice but to hide. Saeedah disappears with the little girl to build a new, secret life, while Muneer is left desperately searching for his daughter in a different country for years. The repercussions of this abduction ripple outward, not only changing the lives of Hanadi and her parents, but also their interwoven family and friends-those who must choose sides and hide their own deeply guarded secrets. And when Hanadi comes of age, she finds herself at the center of this conflict, torn between the world she grew up in and a family across the ocean. How can she exist between parents, between countries? This question lies at the heart of Eman Quotah's spellbinding debut about colliding cultures, immigration, religion, and family; an intimate portrait of loss and healing, and, ultimately, a testament to the ways we find ourselves inside love, distance, and heartbreak"
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The dangers of smoking in bed : stories
by Mariana Enriquez
Written against a backdrop of the sociopolitical dynamics of contemporary Argentina, a collection by the author of Things We Lost in the Fire follows the experiences of sophisticated and macabre protagonists, from obsessed fangirls to a morally challenged neighborhood.
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The Divines : a novel
by Ellie Eaton
Piecing together memories from her teen years at an elite English boarding school, Josephine gradually exposes a violent secret behind why the once-prestigious institution abruptly closed in disgrace. A first novel.
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The hare : a novel
by Melanie Finn
Raised to be obedient by a stern grandmother, a 1980s art student has an affair with a worldly con man before finding herself abandoned and struggling for survival in a cabin with her young daughter.
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Life among the terranauts
by Caitlin Horrocks
A highly anticipated story collection by the award-winning author of Vexations includes “The Sleep” as reprinted in Best American Short Stories and “Sun City” as originally published in The New Yorker.
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My brilliant life
by Ae-ran Kim
Enjoying a vicarious but rich life through the stories of his parents, conversations with an older neighbor and the books he reads, a boy pens a manuscript documenting his parents’ rather embellished romance, with riotous results.
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No heaven for good boys : a novel
by Keisha Bush
Forced by an unscrupulous teacher to join a pack of child beggars, a Senegalese boy works beside his cousin to survive Dakar’s black-market organ traders, rival thieves and student protests. A first novel.
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The revolution according to Raymundo Mata
by Gina Apostol
A sight-impaired, avid reader traces his Manila childhood and revolutionary activities at the side of Filipino nationalist Jose Rizal against a backdrop of Spanish colonial-era violence. By the National Book Award-winning author of Bibliolepsy.
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The rib king : a novel
by Ladee Hubbard
Exploited by the white family that took him in as a servant 15 years earlier, a Black orphan becomes tragically enraged by how his employers mindlessly profit from the talents of a hired black cook.
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Sleep well, my lady
by Kwei Quartey
A sequel to The Missing American finds private investigator Emma Djan going undercover to investigate the untimely death of a Ghanaian fashion icon who was found murdered days after breaking up with her boyfriend, a womanizing talk-show host.
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