An American Childhood
Author: Annie Dillard
A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard’s poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s…..Read More
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Love Medicine
Set on and around a North Dakota reservation, ‘Love Medicine’ tells the story of the Lamartines and the Kashpaws – two extraordinary families whose fates are united and sustained in… Continue Reading Posted in: Family Saga Fiction, Historical Fiction, Ojibwa Indians, United States
My Name Is Asher Lev
Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. Asher Lev is an… Continue Reading Posted in: Adaptations, Bildungsromans, Comedic Dramas & Plays, Coming of Age Fiction, English Fiction
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision. Set in the author's girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it… Continue Reading Posted in: Bildungsromans, Intergenerational Relations, Race Relations
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The Maytrees
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