The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood

Recommended by JoAnn

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New York Times' diplomatic correspondent Cooper writes of her priveleged childhood in Liberia, filled with warm and fuzzy memories of family, friends and community. Her world turned upside down in 1980 when a bloody coup threatened and attacked her family, forcing it to scatter for survival. As she travelled the world as a journalist, Iraq included, her desire for closure brought her back to Liberia.
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Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

Recommended by Jean

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A first novel for this author, the story covers the lives of black and white farm families in post World War II Mississippi, and is narrated by each character. The relationship between husband and wife is examined, as well as racism in the rural South of the 1940s. Highly recommended.
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The Coffee Trader by David Liss

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It is 1659 in Amsterdam, the world's first commodities exchange, and Portuguese Jew Miguel Lienzo has lost his fortune in the sugar market. He schemes to regain it with a daring plan to import a strange new drink called "coffee". The plot twists and turns as money, power, reputation, and the pressures of the Jewish community spiral into betrayal and moral corruption in this historical fiction.
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Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand

Recommended by Donna

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This is the story of three women who spend the summer in Nantucket. Each one is going through a crisis in her life. They come together to help each other through the bad times and find themselves strengths they never knew they had. A great story of love and friendship.
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Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin

Recommended by Donna

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Adelia is a 12th century coroner who is called to England by King Henry II to solve a mystery. Who is killing the children of the village? The Jews are being blamed, but Adelia knows better. See how she gathers the evidence and unravels the mystery. This novel is full of suspense and a little love too!
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