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My Friends: A Novel
by Hisham Matar
Profoundly moving (8/3/2024)
This novel was a gripping read and I understand now better than ever the heartbreaking tragedy of exile. I am impressed by the author’s skill at developing a compelling, well-paced plot, believable and sympathetic characters, and a theme all too relevant to our world.
Take My Hand
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Never forget... (8/30/2021)
As in many other fine novels about the south, the importance of remembering the past is stressed in Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez; in the very first paragraph, the narrator describes her story as "a reminder to never forget." And that story is a horrific one, mademore
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