6 Books like The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

Author: Maxine Hong Kingston

A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity…..Read More

ZAMI is a fast-moving chronicle. From the author's vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, the nature of Audre Lorde's work is cyclical.… Continue Reading Posted in: Afro American Lesbians, Biographies (Autobiography), Feminist Theory, Lesbian Studies, United States

Pretty teenager April Kyle is in grown-up-trouble, involved with people who'd beat her up for a dollar and kill her for five. Now she's disappeared, last seen in the Combat… Continue Reading Posted in: American Writers, Fiction In English, Hard-Boiled Mysteries (Kindle Store), Lawyers & Criminals Humor

Native Speaker is a story about a detective. It is also a wise and compassionate novel about the immigrant experience, about love, loyalty and the languages that define us.‘What makes… Continue Reading Posted in: English Fiction, Immigrants Psychology, Social Life And Customs

The author of "The Barracks Thief" and "Hunters in the Snow" recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled throughout the United States, and tracing his experiences… Continue Reading Posted in: Biographies & Memoirs of Authors, Biography Youth, Childhood And Youth, Literary Movements & Periods

First it was a media sensation. Then it became the New York Times bestseller and #1 international bestseller A Long Way Home. Now it's Lion, the major motion picture starring… Continue Reading Posted in: Australian Biographies, Biographies & Memoirs, General, India History, Travel Writing