Independence
By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
India, 1947. In a rural village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor.…
Want to Read $ 12.99"The year is 1947. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times."-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Independence
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1. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
By: Lisa See
4.36
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* An immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woma… read more
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2. Independence
By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
India, 1947. In a rural village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor.… read more
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- indian literature
- india
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- historical fiction
- family
- adult
- audiobook
"The year is 1947. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times."-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Independence
3. The Book of Everlasting Things
By: Aanchal Malhotra
4.16
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
On a January morning in 1938, Samir Vij first locks eyes with Firdaus Khan through the rows of perf… read more
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4. The Perfumist of Paris (The Jaipur Trilogy, #3)
By: Alka Joshi
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Paris, 1974. Radha is now thirty-two and living in Paris with her husband, Pierre, and their two da… read more
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"I've given my best, but I've been used. Delphine said I have to move past it. Lakshmi moved past her betrayals. So did Victorine. Isn't that the look she's giving us in Manet's paining? There will al…"-Alka Joshi, The Perfumist of Paris (The Jaipur Trilogy, #3)
5. Sakina’s Kiss
By: Vivek Shanbhag
3.81
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
Venkat answers urgent knocks on the door to his flat one evening to find two insolent young men cla… read more
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6. The Circus Train
By: Amita Parikh
4.03
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
At the World of Wonders, Europe's most magnificent travelling circus, every moment is full of magic… read more
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"There were some things that only a mother could fix."-Amita Parikh, The Circus Train
"There are few things that can't be fixed by a good night's sleep."-Amita Parikh, The Circus Train
"Sometimes the people who love us most hold us back because they want to protect us."-Amita Parikh, The Circus Train
"If you have a setback, you rest. Then one day, probably sooner than you think, you wake up, ready to try again."-Amita Parikh, The Circus Train
7. Evil Eye
By: Etaf Rum
3.95
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man returns with a striking explor… read more
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"(...) she shrugged to articulate her feelings, even to herself. Words diluted things, made them smaller."-Etaf Rum, Evil Eye
"Her family had always been told to classify themselves as white because of their Middle Eastern origins. But Yara had never considered herself white or been viewed as white by anyone else, and markin…"-Etaf Rum, Evil Eye
8. River Sing Me Home
By: Eleanor Shearer
4.01
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
Her search begins with an ending.... The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers… read more
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"Every freedom had its price."-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home
"Freedom mean something different to me. The search, that is freedom."-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home
"This is why me don't like to do it... Think about the past. The memories too painful. The hope hurt. All I want to do is live the life in front of me, because it's a miracle me make it here."-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home
9. The Storm We Made
By: Vanessa Chan
3.87
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781668015148. A novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unl… read more
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10. Maame
By: Jessica George
4.06
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the TikTok Book Awards in the Book of the Year, 2023 and the Goodreads Debut and Fi… read more
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"A white person can date a Black person and still be racist."-Jessica George, Maame
"I can't comprehend living to work, but then I'm afraid of working just to live."-Jessica George, Maame
"A white person can date a Black person and still be racist. Because there’s levels to that sh*t. Like a lasagna."-Jessica George, Maame
"It's about what love is. Which is trust, commitment, empathy, and respect. It means really giving a shit about the other person."-Jessica George, Maame
11. Banyan Moon
By: Thao Thai
3.92
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
When Ann Tran gets the call that her fiercely beloved grandmother, Minh, has passed away, her life … read more
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"Through her, I understood that another mother's horror could touch us in the darkest of places, even a world away."-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon
"Grief is a lake of perilously thin ice. You never know when you'll fall through it, or when you will fight your way back to the surface."-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon
"My morning swims have centered me and calmed the storm inside my mind. In the water, my memories lose their sharp edges, like river stones forced smooth."-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon
"I wonder if you can inherit evil.' 'Maybe. Or maybe it's not something you inherit, but something that runs through you, another person's trauma, their violence. It sits below the skin until you name…"-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon
12. The Daughters of Madurai
By: Rajasree Variyar
4.10
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The Daughters of Madurai is both a heartrending family story and a page-turning mystery about the s… read more
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13. The Last Russian Doll
By: Kristen Loesch
3.79
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
A novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women, fr… read more
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14. Paper Names
By: Susie Luo
3.66
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An unexpected act of violence brings together a Chinese-American family and a wealthy white lawyer … read more
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"Repetition. That was my father’s philosophy on learning. It applied not only to the piano, but my studies too. Before every test, he made me write out every single word from the textbook chapter, twi…"-Susie Luo, Paper Names
15. Age of Vice
By: Deepti Kapoor
3.61
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
This is the age of vice, where money, pleasure, and power are everything, and the family ties that … read more
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"You are who you are, the past is gone. It’s the present you must master now."-Deepti Kapoor, Age of Vice
16. The Collected Regrets of Clover
By: Mikki Brammer
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
What’s the point of giving someone a beautiful death if you can’t give yourself a beautiful life? … read more
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"Instead of constantly asking ourselves the question of why we're here, maybe we should be savoring the simpler truth: We are here."-Mikki Brammer, The Collected Regrets of Clover
"Maybe we just need to appreciate that many aspects of life— and the people we love—will always be a mystery. Because without mystery, there is no magic."-Mikki Brammer, The Collected Regrets of Clover
"The secret to a beautiful death is to live a beautiful life. Putting your heart out there. Letting it get broken. Taking chances. Making mistakes.... Promise me, kid,...that you'll let yourself live."-Mikki Brammer, The Collected Regrets of Clover
"Grief plays tricks on you that way - a familiar whiff of cologne or a potential sighting of your person in a crowd, and all the knots you've tied inside yourself to manage the pain of losing them sud…"-Mikki Brammer, The Collected Regrets of Clover
17. Queen of Thieves (Queen of Thieves #1)
By: Beezy Marsh
3.48
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
An electrifying historical adventure about a ring of bold and resourceful women thieves in post-Wor… read more
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18. The Connellys of County Down
By: Tracey Lange
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge, she know… read more
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19. Welcome to Paradise
By: Twinkle Khanna
3.59
Format: 135 pages, Kindle Edition
Rich narratives that explore the depth of loneliness, heartbreak and deception. Huma’s divided fami… read more
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20. Girl in White Cotton
By: Avni Doshi
3.35
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Antara has never understood her mother Tara's decisions - walking out on her marriage to follow a g… read more
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21. The Lion Women of Tehran
By: Marjan Kamali
4.50
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
From the nationally bestselling author of the “powerful, heartbreaking” (Shelf Awareness) The Stati… read more
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"When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace."-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran
"I wanted what Homa had. I wanted her family. Her living father, her kind mother. I wanted her fat, edible baby sister. I wanted the warmth and safety of her home."-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran
