The Wife's Tale: A Personal History
By: Aida Edemariam
3.54
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A hundred years ago, a girl was born in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. Before she was ten y…
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1. The Man Who Died
By: Antti Tuomainen , David Hackston
3.82
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
A dark, page-turning thriller, brimming with black comedy, from the King of Helsinki Noir A success… read more
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2. The Architect's Apprentice
By: Elif Shafak
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of The Bastard of Istanbul, a colorful, magical tale set during the heigh… read more
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- historical
3. Where There's Smoke
By: Jodi Picoult
3.53
Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition
Bestselling author Jodi Picoult is a masterful storyteller, who "writes with a fine touch, a sharp … read more
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4. The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease
By: Daniel E. Lieberman
3.87
Format: 252 pages, ebook
A landmark book of popular science--a lucid, engaging account of how the human body evolved over mi… read more
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5. Flesh and Bone and Water
By: Luiza Sauma
3.00
Format: 468 pages,
Brazilian-born doctor Andre Cabral is living in London when one day he receives a letter from his h… read more
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6. Nervous Conditions
By: Tsitsi Dangarembga
4.54
Format: 253 pages,
A modern classic in the African literary canon and voted in the Top Ten Africa's 100 Best Books of … read more
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7. Three Apples Fell from the Sky
By: Narine Abgaryan
4.25
Format: 256 pages, ebook
An unforgettable story of friendship and feuds in a remote Armenian mountain village In an isolated… read more
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- historical
"Prasmė neturėtų keistis nuo to, kas tuos žodžius taria."-Narine Abgaryan, Three Apples Fell from the Sky
"...най - голямата болка е да не можеш да прегърнеш онези, които не са успели да те дочакат"-Narine Abgaryan, Three Apples Fell from the Sky
"Nėra rojaus, ir pragaro nėra, <....>. Laimė - tai ir yra rojus, sielvartas - tai ir yra pragaras."-Narine Abgaryan, Three Apples Fell from the Sky
"През май, свечери ли се, небето е ниско и лепкаво, с мастилен оттенък. Прокараш пръст по него и то се отдръпва уплашено, плисва се на вълни и оголва мекото си като кадифе живо лоно."-Narine Abgaryan, Three Apples Fell from the Sky
8. A Bookshop In Algiers
By: Kaouther Adimi
3.70
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
'If you're in a bookshop browsing, then A Bookshop In Algiers is for you, by definition. A beautifu… read more
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- historical
- africa
- african literature
9. The Dark Remains
By: William McIlvanney
3.84
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
In this scorching crime prequel, New York Times best-selling author Ian Rankin and Scottish crime-w… read more
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- historical
"The law's not about justice. It's a system we've put in place because we can't have justice."-William McIlvanney, The Dark Remains
10. The Shadow King
By: Maaza Mengiste
3.67
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Ethiopia. 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to … read more
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- ethiopia
- historical
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"The routine dulls the terror."-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King
"He holds no importance except what memory allows."-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King
"What is lost is gone, my child, what is lost makes room for something else."-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King
"what is forged into memory tucks itself into bone and muscle. It will always be there and it will follow us to the grave."-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King
11. Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent
By: Dipo Faloyin
4.43
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
Africa Is Not A Country is a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful ster… read more
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- africa
- history
- nonfiction
12. Celestial Bodies
By: Jokha Alharthi
3.41
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbre… read more
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- historical
"Laughter looks so disgusting sometimes."-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
"Como nos sentimos livres, quando já não nos limitamos a ser uma extensão ou uma personificação da fantasia de outra pessoa, mesmo que essa pessoa seja o nosso pai."-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
"I could not believe how much pain was crackling through the air, generated simply by Mayya's being there. Haloes of light embraced that presence. If I were to just put my hand out, I felt, I could to…"-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
"Não tinhas a mínima noção do que é o amor, Mayya? Não sentiste nada do que eu passei enquanto andava à volta da tua casa como um peregrino em volta da Caaba, uma, duas, sete vezes? Como pôde a casa t…"-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
13. Banned Book Club
By: Kim Hyun Sook
3.97
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her … read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- historical
- nonfiction
"In times like this, no act is apolitical."-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
"Everyone has a right to the truth. But I don't owe you mine."-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
"But you can learn a lot about history by figuring out what people wanted to hide."-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
"But if they're going to keep calling us communists, we might as well learn what that means!"-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
14. How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
By: Michael Greger
4.29
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestsel… read more
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15. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
By: Jane Marie
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more
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- history
16. A Girl Is a Body of Water
By: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
4.15
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
In her twelfth year, Kirabo, a young Ugandan girl, confronts a piercing question that has haunted h… read more
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- historical
- africa
- african literature
"Remember, be a good person, not a good girl. Good girls suffer a lot in this life."-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water
"Explore it, love it, find out what it is capable of before you hand it over to a man."-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water
"Stories are critical, Kirabo. The minute we fall silent, someone will fill the silence for us."-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water
"Children do absolutely nothing on their arrival that warrants presents every year. If anything, they should give presents to their mothers, who come close to death."-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water
17. We Are All Birds of Uganda
By: Hafsa Zayyan
4.03
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
'You can't stop birds from flying, can you, Sameer? They go where they will...' 1960s UGANDA. Hasan… read more
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18. The Woman Next Door
By: Yewande Omotoso
3.61
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
Hortensia James and Marion Agostino are neighbours. One is black, one white. Both are successful wo… read more
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- africa
- african literature
"Night was the real measure of love, Hortensia thought. Anything can sparkle in the daylight. But night – that was when humanity got tested. It was always at night that she saw things between them wer…"-Yewande Omotoso, The Woman Next Door
"Marion had avoided history. Or she'd invented her own. After all, what was history but a record of what gets noticed? Noticed, it seemed to Marion, was what life was really about. Noticing and not no…"-Yewande Omotoso, The Woman Next Door
"She’s going to die.’ ‘We all do eventually, Marion.’ ‘I’m worried she’ll die and come to haunt me, you know?’ ‘Ah, I see. Trust you to find a way to be the star of someone else’s death-scene. She’s t…"-Yewande Omotoso, The Woman Next Door
19. The Dancing Face
By: Mike Phillips
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Gus Dixon is campaigning for the payment of reparations to Africa by European governments. He enlis… read more
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20. The Wife's Tale: A Personal History
By: Aida Edemariam
3.54
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A hundred years ago, a girl was born in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. Before she was ten y… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- african literature
