MIDDLESEX, JEFFREY EUGENIDES
Middlesex
tells the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides, and three
generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family, who travel from a
tiny village overlooking Mount Olympus in Asia Minor to Prohibition era,
Detroit, witnessing its glory days as the Motor City, and the race
riots of 1967, before they move out of the tree-lined streets of
suburban Gross Point, Michigan.
To
understand why Calliope is not like other girls, she has to uncover a
guilty family secret, and the astonishing genetic history that turns
Callie into Cal, one of the most audacious and wondrous narrators in
contemporary fiction. Lyrical and thrilling, MIDDLESEX is an
exhilarating reinvention of the American epic. 529 pages
RISE AND SHINE, ANNA QUINDLEN
It’s
an otherwise ordinary Monday when Meghan Fitzmaurice’s perfect life
hits a wall. A household name as the host of Rise and Shine, the
country’s highest rated morning television show, Meghan cuts to a
break-- but not before she does something that, in an instant , marks
the end of an era, not only for Meghan but also for her younger sister ,
Bridget. A social worker from the Bronx , Bridget has always lived in
Meghan,s shadow. The impact of Meghan’s on-air truth telling
reverberates thru both their lives affecting Meghan’s
son,husband,friends and fans.
269 pages
THE CAT”S TABLE MICHEAL ONDAATJE
In
the early 1950’s an eleven -year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound
for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the “cat’s table”-- as far
from the Captain’s Table as can be --- with a ragtag group
of “insignificant” adults and two other boys. As the ship crosses the
Indian ocean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting
all over the place like freed mercury!
The
Cat’s Table is a spellbinding book about the magical, often forbidden
discoveries of childhood, and a lifelong journey that begins with
unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage!
288 pages
D ISGRACE, A NOVEL - J M COETZEE
Written with austere clarity “Disgrace’ explores the downfall of one man, and dramatizes with
unforgettable
and almost unbearable vividness the plight of South Africa a country
caught in the chaotic aftermath of the overthrow of A’parthied.
David
Lure is a South African professor of English at a unnamed university in
Cape . After an affair with one of his students, he looses his job and
his reputation. He takes refuge with his daughter , Lucy at her farm.
At first the two experience harmony and Lurie finds peace with
himself. However, one day Lure and his daughter are attacked by three
men and Lucy is raped. Subsequently, Lure goes thru a crises , not
knowing how to cope with his personal and family tragedies. He is also
confused by the newfound guilt he suddenly feels about his last affairs…
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