No Friend But The Mountains by Behrouz Boochani
International pressure, one tweet, one criticism, one share, one question to your government at a time, maybe that can help
Praise Song for the Butterflies by Bernice L. McFadden
I had read three other novels on the Women’s Prize for Fiction long list, each of which I considered worthy of their place. If they’re the bench mark then this will be a safe bet, too, I thought. In that assumption I was wrong.
The Death Of Murat Idrissi by Tommy Wieringa and translated by Sam Garrett
This slim volume takes no prisoners and I loved it.
Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton
Remembered is a mother’s farewell to her son. It’s a sister’s regret. A woman’s remembering: her anger, and her heartbreak; her resignation and her resilience.
Sodden Downstream by Brannavan Gnanalingam
At the end, I didn’t know whether to despair or hope for Sita. I still don’t.
A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
Maurice Swift will do anything, anything, to get his name on the cover of a book.
At Dusk by Hwang Sok-yong
In the end those landmarks of his life, which might have guided him onwards, are quite gone.
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