The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

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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

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Zami

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

Ceremony

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

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

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A Long Way Home: A Memoir

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