An American Marriage by Tayari Jones tells the story of Celestial, Ron and Andre. Celestial…
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The big question explored in Fleishman Is In Trouble is what does it mean to be okay, to be happy? It comes down to not only opportunity, but also choice.
Ask Again, Yes is a novel by Mary Beth Keane which explores the complicated relationships between two generations in two families.
Honor by Elif Shafak is a multi-generational story of a Turkish-Kurdish family. In this book, Shafak explores the concept of honor in different cultural contexts. The story takes place in Turkey, Gaza, Kurdistan, England, and UAE.
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali is primarily a love story. We first meet Roya as an old lady living in the US, about to meet an old friend. It’s clear that there is much more to the story, but we need to go back in time to 1950s and earlier in Iran to find out the tale.