Fiction - Cultural Heritage

Julia and Lydia Esdaile live with their widowed father, Willis, at Knockfane, a 'Big House' and farm where generations of the Esdaile family have lived for centuries. Willis Esdaile, obliged to preserve Knockfane for succeeding generations, and acutely conscious of the weight of his...

Jack and the Bear Scarin' Socks and Other TalesDoes not disappoint. This collection of tales highlights the life, adventures, and lessons learned by Jack, a resident of Brooks Cover, somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southern Appalachia. Follow Jack on a dozen escapades...

It is October 1969 in Northern Ireland as trouble begins to erupt, threatening the peace of the land and its people. Before heading out on the town for the night, four boys-all named Billy-decide to give each other nicknames. As the Billys, now named...

Amid the Philippine-American War in 1901, a young teacher from Iowa, Eleanor Karsten, sails on the US Army Transport Thomas to America's new territory, the Philippine Islands. In response to President McKinley's call to help implement the policy of "benevolent assimilation of Filipinos," she...

When the Greek army calls retreat near the Albanian border before the Nazi invasion of Greece, Tasso rushes home to protect his family. Badly injured, he is near death when two good Samaritans help him get home, but his happy reunion is interrupted when...

Author: Jonathan EvisonISBN-10: 1665135875ISBN-13: 9781665135870Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/03/2018Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.20lbs

"...she's intelligent enough in a purely feminine way. Eighteenth-century France would have been a marvellous setting for her, or the old South if she hadn't made the mistake of being born a Negro." Mirroring Wallace Thurman's The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro...

A breathtaking story of unfulfilled dreams, unexpected second chances, and love in a present-day France turning against itself, from the Goncourt Prize-winning author of And Their Children After Them. H駘鈩e is approaching 40. Born in a small town in the east of France, she...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "An incredible debut full of rich atmosphere, clever world building, opposing magic, and sizzling romance, The Hurricane Wars is my newest obsession."-- KERRI MANISCALCO, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Throne of the Fallen"I physically could not stop...

Ten stories of impoverished Sicilian women in the early 20th century--"honed, polished, devastatingly direct . . . verismo at its unsentimental best" (Kirkus Reviews).The Sicilian writer Maria Messina's captivating and brutal stories of the women of her home island are presented in a "lyrical...

The final novel from Spain's most acclaimed writer, a novel about a charismatic half-Spanish, half-English man who is recruited by British intelligence - "Mar?s's best work." --El Pa? "Compelling, hypnotic, and exciting at the same time." --Los Angeles Review of Books Retired spy Tom疽...

"A glorious treat awaits you at the literary table of Donia Bijan." --Adriana Trigiani Set against the backdrop of Iran's rich, turbulent history, this exquisite debut novel is a powerful story of food, family, and a bittersweet homecoming. When we first meet Noor, she...

Translated into English for the first time, this novel tells the story of two young Jewish lovers in 18th-century Poland who are torn apart by their families' feud. Will they find a way to be together, or will tradition and prejudice keep them apart...

"Nuruddin Farah is one of the real interpreters of experience in our troubled continent. His insight goes deep, beyond events."--Nadine Gordimer Winner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Nuruddin Farah is one of Africa's most respected contemporary writers. Maps is the first novel...

Following an unprecedented explosion of literary talent in Newfoundland over the past twenty years, The Breakwater Book of Contemporary Newfoundland Short Fiction assembles the very best work by the island's most accomplished fiction writers. Featuring selections by Michael Crummey, Jessica Grant, Lisa Moore, and...

This classic novel by the Russian author Ivan Turgenev depicts the intergenerational conflicts between a group of young radicals and their conservative fathers in mid-19th century Russia. Turgenev's masterful portrayal of the characters' emotional struggles and philosophical debates has made this work a timeless...

"Behind You Is the Sea fearlessly confronts stereotypes about Palestinian culture, weaving a remarkable portrait of life's intricate moments, from joyous weddings to heart-wrenching funerals, from shattered hearts to hidden truths--I wept and grew alongside this family. This is a story that challenges perceptions,...

Award-winning author Elana Dykewomon's powerful debut novel about lesbian life in America during the social upheaval of the late 1960s and early 1970s Written when she was just 24 years old, Riverfinger Women is Elana Dykewomon's beloved, intimate coming-of-age novel about Inez and her...

Deeply affecting and wonderfully evocative of old New York, Snow in August is a brilliant fable for our time and all time -- and another triumphfor Pete Hamill. Brooklyn, 1947. The war veterans have come home. Jackie Robinson is about to become a Dodger....

From the acclaimed author of The Mosquito Coast and The Bad Angel Brothers comes a riveting new novel exploring one of English literature's most beloved and controversial figures--George Orwell--and the early years as an officer in colonial Burma that transformed him from Eric Blair,...

Molly McMurphy, a recent college grad whose endless curiosity fuels her consulting researcher business, has been tasked by seemingly unrelated clients to explore a series of interlocking clues within historical and literary documents and artifacts. She soon finds herself on a path to uncovering...

Longing for independence, a young sheltered Kenyan woman flees the expectations of her mother for a life in New York City that challenges all her beliefs about race, love, and family. "Readers will find a poignant, memorable voice they'll feel lucky to have met."--Harper's...

Author: Sue Lynn TanISBN-10: 006303137XISBN-13: 9780063031371Publisher: Harper VoyagerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/29/2023Pages: 480Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.40w x 1.60d

This encounter with the past, and the discovery of his father Benny's diaries, leads Simon Pomeranski back to his childhood and the post-war days of the Astorians, a small group of criminals and traders in 'swag' who ran their business from Brixton Market and...

In the wake of September 11th, a man who grew up with his mother in Eastern European brothels comes to New York City searching for an adventure, identity, and home. The US of A has other plans for him, though; it will give him...

A stunning, heartwrenching new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding VoiceWhen Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother--terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria--and her aunt, the repercussions...

In the small Palestinian farming village of Beit Daras, the women of the Baraka family inspire awe. Nazmiyeh is brazen and fiercely protective of her clairvoyant little sister, Mariam, with her mismatched eyes, and of their mother, Um Mahmoud, known for the fearsome djinn...

In the haunting backdrop of a world in turmoil, love, loyalty, and lineage converge in this gripping sequel.As the specter of Nazism looms over Germany, Margot finds herself torn between two men-Ben, the Jewish doctor who sees her potential, and Max, her childhood confidant...

Ever present in the Agent's mind is her promise that she would keep Kiddo safe. A year after the fateful events in Diablo, she finally catches up with the WCE operative who kidnapped her child. During this interrogation, the Agent learns that the WCE...

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988, Naguib Mahfouz is perhaps the best-known living Arab writer. His books have had great success in this country, particularly The Cairo Trilogy. Fans of the famed trilogy will be delighted with The Harafish, an epic...

One fateful night in 1998 changes the lives of the Ajala family forever. After their farm is set on fire, they find themselves threatened from many sides. Feeling that their lives are in danger, the family decides they must leave their home of Ikorodu,...

THE PAPER ROUTE is a triple award winning murder mystery wrapped in a family saga. It moves from mid-century mill-town, Lowell, Massachusetts to Beat Generation Greenwich Village. The protagonist is a paper girl who, in the course of her daily delivery of the newspaper,...

Straddling Black and White follows the story of brave, fourteen-year-old Azmera, who takes part in the mass immigration of Ethiopian Jewry to Israel in the 1980s. Azmera embarks on the treacherous journey to join her father in Israel, leaving her pregnant mother and four...

Author: Charles EganISBN-10: 1781325707ISBN-13: 9781781325704Publisher: Silverwood BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/14/2012Pages: 418Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

A multilayered, magical story of love and fate as two modern city-dwellers grapple with traditional family expectations to find happiness.Author: Alisa GanievaISBN-10: 1941920594ISBN-13: 9781941920596Publisher: Deep Vellum PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/27/2018Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.90dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 06/11/2018

One fateful night in 1998 changes the lives of the Ajala family forever. After their farm is set on fire, they find themselves threatened from many sides. Feeling that their lives are in danger, the family decides they must leave their home of Ikorodu,...

The swimming pool of the Mille-Collines hotel is a magnet for a discrete group of Kigali residents: aid workers, Rwandan bourgeoisie, expatriates and prostitutes. Among these patrons is the hotel waitress Gentille, a beautiful Hutu often mistaken for a Tutsi, who has long been...

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "A beautiful exploration of the often complex parameters of freedom, prejudice, and individual sense of self. Chibundu Onuzo has written a captivating story about a mixed-race British woman who goes in search...

"The Magpie Funeral is a story of seeking: family, culture, but most of all, understanding-to understand others, and to be understood. The characters that make up Adam Galanski's tender-hearted, quiet novella find themselves attempting to communicate to one another, but because of their language...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWinner of the New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for Best MysteryFossil harvesting, ancient lore, greed, rejected love and murder combine in this gripping new installment of New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman's Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series.An unexpected death on a...

"Around these parts, the publication of a new George Dawes Green novel is an event. ... Green leans all the way into Southern Gothic, but the main grotesquerie is the city's history, built on the backs of enslaved people. His prose is languid, even...

Being the new kid is always hard, but try starting the year with a name like Mohammed Omar Mohammed Abu Srour, with a homemade lunch of humus and za'atar. On top of that, on the very first day of school, a kid tells his...

When Jo Breen uses her divorce settlement to buy a neglected property in the Byron Bay hinterland, she is hoping for a tree change, and a blossoming connection to the land of her Aboriginal ancestors. What she discovers instead is sharp dissent from her...

Long out of print in America, Alexandre Dumas's most daring narrative is now available in this major new translation by Tina A. Kover. Filled with intrigue, romance, and deadly vengeance, Georges is the story of a wealthy mulatto boy who is driven from his...

A haunting meditation on the bonds between mothers and daughters. Zeldis offers a fascinating look into historic New York City and New Orleans, and her skill as a storyteller is matched by her compassion for her characters. What a beautiful read.--Fiona Davis, New York...

Author: Jokha AlharthiISBN-10: 8200646459ISBN-13: 9798200646456Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2019Format: CDWeight: 0.50lbs

A young Croatian woman travels to Medugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina, site of apparitions of the Virgin Mary, where she meets an angel and witnesses a miracle. Twenty years later, after living in a cloistered convent, she travels to Rome where her habit of...

The weaver's shuttle turns at the death of Gia Falcini's mother, when Gia's estranged father in Italy sends a scarf whose unusual qualities could revive Gia's ailing fabric shop in Boston's North End. Goaded by conflicting desires, Gia journeys to her father's village and...

Set in the Niger Delta this novel tells the tale of a women's struggle for equality in a traditional patriachal society. Against the backdrop of a once-in-a-generation festival at which the one chosen by the gods performs the dance of "the mother mask", Ojaide...

FOR FANS OF ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, A LUSH, SWEEPING LOVE STORY ABOUT A HINDU PERFUMER AND A MUSLIM CALLIGRAPHER, SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF PARTITION On a January morning in 1938, Samir Vij first locks eyes with Firdaus Khan through the...