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Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee
When Sunja falls pregnant in early 1900s Korea, shame is brought upon her family until a man agrees to marry her and move her to Japan. Pachinko tells the story of multiple generations of a family that grapple with the challenges of immigration, shame, family, faith, and identity.
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Brigitte Dale "Set in 1912 London, the story of three women who form an unlikely bond while pursuing their desire to have a say in their future." |
A.D. Bell "At the turn of the twentieth century, apprentice bookbinder Lily feels stuck until she finds a mysterious letter sewn into the binding of a burned book." |
Ha Jin "When the Chinese premier visits Harvard, a conversation with a lone protester changes Pei Lulu's understanding of the People's Republic and her own place in the world." |
Anna North "When a two thousand-year-old body is found in an English bog, an American anthropologist must reconcile with how the ancient discovery overlaps with her own life. |
Ross Montgomery "A locked-room mystery featuring characters not unlike those that grace the halls of Downton Abbey. An octogenarian and a wrongfully-accused under-butler work together to unmask a killer." |
Janet Rich Edwards "Faced with a future that she does not want in 13th century Bruges, Aleys runs away from home and finds shelter among the beguines, a fiercely independent group of religious women." |
Nikesha Elise Williams "In search of answers in her own life, fourteen-year-old Tati finds a legacy of secrets which follows the women in her family generation after generation." |
Saara El-Arifi "The historical epic told from the perspective of the enigma herself, Cleopatra reclaims the myths and propaganda surrounding her life." |
Nadia Davids "After finding a job as a personal maid to eccentric Mrs. Hattingh, Soraya finds herself entangled with the spirits of the house in this psychological thriller." |
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