Excerpt from Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

Name: Someone Like Us
Rating: 5.0 (6 reviews)
Author: Dinaw Mengestu
ISBN: 9780385350006

Someone Like Us

A Novel

by Dinaw Mengestu

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First Published:
Jul 30, 2024, 272 pages

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Valerie Morales
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- Literary Fiction
- USA
- South, USA
- Midwest, USA
- Tenn. Va. W.Va. Ky.
- Illinois
- Contemporary
- Parenting & Families
- Dealing with Loss
- Immigrants & Expats
- Black Authors
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