Olive Kitteridge -- Elizabeth Strout
Told through a series of interconnected stories of the people of Crosby, Maine, the character of Olive Kitteridge comes to life. A retired high school math teacher, Olive is opinionated and crabby, sensitive and sad.
Told through a series of interconnected stories of the people of Crosby, Maine, the character of Olive Kitteridge comes to life. A retired high school math teacher, Olive is opinionated and crabby, sensitive and sad.
The White Tiger -- Aravind Adiga
Balram, the narrator, tells his tale of escaping a destiny of servitude in the slums of India. He becomes the driver for an unsavory landlord from his village and then a wanted man for killing his master. The ineptitude and corruptness of the authorities, along with his indomitable spirit make him a successful entrepreneur.
The Year of the Flood -- Margaret Atwood
A sequel to Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood is less bleak. The human-engineered apocolypse of mankind is not as extensive as first believed. Told from the perspectives of Toby and Ren, once part of the fringe group, God's Gardeners, the waterless flood is explained and survived.
Her Fearful Symmetry -- Audrey Niffenegger
Americans Valentina and Julia Poole inherit the London estate of their mother's twin sister, whom they have never met. Twins themselves, they have a complicated relationship. The flat they inherit is haunted by the spirit of their aunt, who desperately wants to live again. Valentina falls in love with her aunt's lover, while Julia befriends the agoraphobic upstairs neighbour.
Fall -- Colin McAdam
Noel, a disfigured loner at a posh Ottawa boarding school, is in love with his roommate's girlfriend, Fall. Despite a wary "friendship" with his roommate, Julius and his buddies, Noel is an outsider, and ultimately resents being used by Julius and Fall. When Fall disappears, suspicion drives the friendships apart.
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