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SJPL Picks: Family Sagas/Multigenerational Stories

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Generational gaps, generational wealth, generational trauma; an age old conflict is that between the generations. While an ancestor may envision a future for their descendants, often the descendants have their own ideas or are faced with challenges unimaginable to those that came before. Family sagas/multigenerational stories are books that span over generations; this list features a number of literary entry points (START HEREs) to the genre as well as recommended reading for established fans selected for you by SJPL Librarians.

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Roots

Roots

The Saga of An American Family

by Haley, Alex

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START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to st...Show more START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to start anywhere on this list that strikes you. Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. *First published in 1967. "Tracing his ancestry through six generations, slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects, back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland and in torment and anguish brought to the slave markets of the New World, who held the key to Haley's deep and distant past." -- Novelist. Show less

START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to st...Show more START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to start anywhere on this list that strikes you. Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. *First published in 1967. "Tracing his ancestry through six generations, slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects, back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland and in torment and anguish brought to the slave markets of the New World, who held the key to Haley's deep and distant past." -- Novelist. Show less

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The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

by Allende, Isabel

Book - 2005

START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to st...Show more START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to start anywhere on this list that strikes you. Also available in eBook. "In one of the most important and beloved Latin American works of the twentieth century, Isabel Allende weaves a luminous tapestry of three generations of the Trueba family, revealing both triumphs and tragedies." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to st...Show more START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to start anywhere on this list that strikes you. Also available in eBook. "In one of the most important and beloved Latin American works of the twentieth century, Isabel Allende weaves a luminous tapestry of three generations of the Trueba family, revealing both triumphs and tragedies." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

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Middlesex

Middlesex

by Eugenides, Jeffrey

Book - 2002

START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to st...Show more START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to start anywhere on this list that strikes you. Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Calliope's friendship with a classmate and her sense of identity are compromised by the adolescent discovery that she is a hermaphrodite, a situation with roots in her grandparents' desperate struggle for survival in the 1920s." -- Novelist. Show less

START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to st...Show more START HERE: If you're new to the genre this is a good entry point and an example of what a multigenerational story can be like. Of course, feel free to start anywhere on this list that strikes you. Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Calliope's friendship with a classmate and her sense of identity are compromised by the adolescent discovery that she is a hermaphrodite, a situation with roots in her grandparents' desperate struggle for survival in the 1920s." -- Novelist. Show less

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The Absolute

The Absolute

A Novel

by Guebel, Daniel

Book - 2022

"The Absolute is a sprawling historical novel about the Deliuskin-Scriabin family, made up of six generations of geniuses and madmen. Beginning in th...Show more "The Absolute is a sprawling historical novel about the Deliuskin-Scriabin family, made up of six generations of geniuses and madmen. Beginning in the mid-18th century in Russia, across Europe and ending in late 20th-century Argentina, the characters' lives play out in different branches of art, politics and science in such radical ways that they transform the world and its reality. The narrator's ancestor, Frantisek Deliuskin, invents a new form of music in the 18th century; his son, Andrei Deliuskin, makes some marginal annotations to the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola that are later interpreted by Lenin as an instruction manual to carry out the Russian Revolution of 1917; Esau Deliuskin, following the course of his father, creates a socialist utopian society; and down through the generations to the narrator, whose creation takes him back in time and space to the moment of the Big Bang"-- Show less

"The Absolute is a sprawling historical novel about the Deliuskin-Scriabin family, made up of six generations of geniuses and madmen. Beginning in th...Show more "The Absolute is a sprawling historical novel about the Deliuskin-Scriabin family, made up of six generations of geniuses and madmen. Beginning in the mid-18th century in Russia, across Europe and ending in late 20th-century Argentina, the characters' lives play out in different branches of art, politics and science in such radical ways that they transform the world and its reality. The narrator's ancestor, Frantisek Deliuskin, invents a new form of music in the 18th century; his son, Andrei Deliuskin, makes some marginal annotations to the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola that are later interpreted by Lenin as an instruction manual to carry out the Russian Revolution of 1917; Esau Deliuskin, following the course of his father, creates a socialist utopian society; and down through the generations to the narrator, whose creation takes him back in time and space to the moment of the Big Bang"-- Show less

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The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

A Novel

by Ford, Jamie

Book - 2022

Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Ford (Love and Other Consolation Prizes, 2017) showcases “transgenerational epigenetic inheritance”—inheriting trauma ...Show more Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Ford (Love and Other Consolation Prizes, 2017) showcases “transgenerational epigenetic inheritance”—inheriting trauma through generations—in another multitemporal narrative spanning two-and-a-half centuries across the globe. Ford deftly reveals seven women’s lives, beginning with progenitor Afong, “the first Chinese woman to set foot on American soil.” The name and epithet are actual history, which Ford embellishes with a poignant past and intriguing descendants. Child bride to a dead man, Afong is banished to the New World, where she disappears in 1836. Her legacy continues through Lai King, returned alone to China in 1892 to save her from certain plague death in San Francisco; nurse Faye in Kunming, who saves an American pilot in 1942; student Zoe at a progressive British school in 1927; feminist dating-app creator Greta in 2014. In 2045, battling personal crises, poet Dorothy becomes their epigenetic connector; by 2086, daughter Annabel will be the beneficiary of Dorothy’s transformative quest." -- Booklist. Show less

Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Ford (Love and Other Consolation Prizes, 2017) showcases “transgenerational epigenetic inheritance”—inheriting trauma ...Show more Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Ford (Love and Other Consolation Prizes, 2017) showcases “transgenerational epigenetic inheritance”—inheriting trauma through generations—in another multitemporal narrative spanning two-and-a-half centuries across the globe. Ford deftly reveals seven women’s lives, beginning with progenitor Afong, “the first Chinese woman to set foot on American soil.” The name and epithet are actual history, which Ford embellishes with a poignant past and intriguing descendants. Child bride to a dead man, Afong is banished to the New World, where she disappears in 1836. Her legacy continues through Lai King, returned alone to China in 1892 to save her from certain plague death in San Francisco; nurse Faye in Kunming, who saves an American pilot in 1942; student Zoe at a progressive British school in 1927; feminist dating-app creator Greta in 2014. In 2045, battling personal crises, poet Dorothy becomes their epigenetic connector; by 2086, daughter Annabel will be the beneficiary of Dorothy’s transformative quest." -- Booklist. Show less

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The Good Left Undone

The Good Left Undone

A Novel

by Trigiani, Adriana

Book - 2022

Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "This richly woven tapestry of three generations of women faced with impossible choices follows Matelda, the family's m...Show more Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "This richly woven tapestry of three generations of women faced with impossible choices follows Matelda, the family's matriarch, as she, facing the end of her life, must decide what is worth fighting for and when to let go." -- Novelist. Show less

Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "This richly woven tapestry of three generations of women faced with impossible choices follows Matelda, the family's m...Show more Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "This richly woven tapestry of three generations of women faced with impossible choices follows Matelda, the family's matriarch, as she, facing the end of her life, must decide what is worth fighting for and when to let go." -- Novelist. Show less

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Black Cake

Black Cake

A Novel

by Wilkerson, Charmaine

Book - 2022

Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Cari...Show more Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor's true history, and fulfill her final request to 'share the black cake when the time is right'?" -- Novelist. Show less

Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Cari...Show more Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor's true history, and fulfill her final request to 'share the black cake when the time is right'?" -- Novelist. Show less

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The Family Chao

The Family Chao

A Novel

by Chang, Lan Samantha

Book - 2022

"The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy to igno...Show more "The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. But when brash, charismatic, and tyrannical patriarch Leo Chao is found dead—presumed murdered—his sons discover that they’ve drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town. The ensuing trial brings to light potential motives for all three brothers: Dagou, the restaurant’s reckless head chef; Ming, financially successful but personally tortured; and the youngest, gentle but lost college student James. Brimming with heartbreak, comedy, and suspense, The Family Chao offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

"The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy to igno...Show more "The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. But when brash, charismatic, and tyrannical patriarch Leo Chao is found dead—presumed murdered—his sons discover that they’ve drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town. The ensuing trial brings to light potential motives for all three brothers: Dagou, the restaurant’s reckless head chef; Ming, financially successful but personally tortured; and the youngest, gentle but lost college student James. Brimming with heartbreak, comedy, and suspense, The Family Chao offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

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The Liz Taylor Ring

The Liz Taylor Ring

A Novel

by Janowitz, Brenda

Book - 2022

"In 1978, Lizzie Morgan and Ritchie Schneider embark on a whirlwind romance on the bright beaches and glamorous yachts of Long Island. Over the years...Show more "In 1978, Lizzie Morgan and Ritchie Schneider embark on a whirlwind romance on the bright beaches and glamorous yachts of Long Island. Over the years, their relationship has its share of ups and downs, including a nine-month hiatus that ends with a stunning eleven-carat ring—one that looks just like the diamond Richard Burton gifted Liz Taylor after their own separation. Like the famous couple, despite the drama that would unfold throughout the Schneiders’ marriage, the ring would be there as a symbol of their love…until it wasn't. Decades later, when the lost ring unexpectedly resurfaces, the Schneiders’ three children gather under one roof for the first time in years, eager to get their hands on this beloved, expensive reminder of their departed parents. But determining the fate of the heirloom is no simple task, unearthing old wounds and heartaches the siblings can't ignore. And when the ring reveals a secret that challenges everything they thought they knew about their parents’ epic love story, they’ll have to decide whether to move forward as a family or let the ring break them once and for all." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

"In 1978, Lizzie Morgan and Ritchie Schneider embark on a whirlwind romance on the bright beaches and glamorous yachts of Long Island. Over the years...Show more "In 1978, Lizzie Morgan and Ritchie Schneider embark on a whirlwind romance on the bright beaches and glamorous yachts of Long Island. Over the years, their relationship has its share of ups and downs, including a nine-month hiatus that ends with a stunning eleven-carat ring—one that looks just like the diamond Richard Burton gifted Liz Taylor after their own separation. Like the famous couple, despite the drama that would unfold throughout the Schneiders’ marriage, the ring would be there as a symbol of their love…until it wasn't. Decades later, when the lost ring unexpectedly resurfaces, the Schneiders’ three children gather under one roof for the first time in years, eager to get their hands on this beloved, expensive reminder of their departed parents. But determining the fate of the heirloom is no simple task, unearthing old wounds and heartaches the siblings can't ignore. And when the ring reveals a secret that challenges everything they thought they knew about their parents’ epic love story, they’ll have to decide whether to move forward as a family or let the ring break them once and for all." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

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The Cartographer's Secret

The Cartographer's Secret

by Cooper, Tea

Book - 2021

"The Hunter Valley, 1880. Evie Ludgrove loves to chart the landscape around her home—hardly surprising since she grew up in the shadow of her father’...Show more "The Hunter Valley, 1880. Evie Ludgrove loves to chart the landscape around her home—hardly surprising since she grew up in the shadow of her father’s obsession with the great Australian explorer Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt. So when an advertisement appears in The Bulletin magazine offering a thousand-pound reward for proof of where Leichhardt met his fate, Evie is determined to use her father’s papers to unravel the secret. But when Evie sets out to prove her theory, she vanishes without a trace, leaving behind a mystery that haunts her family for thirty years. Letitia Rawlings arrives at the family estate in her Ford Model T to inform her great-aunt Olivia of a loss in their family. But Letitia is also escaping her own problems—her brother’s sudden death, her mother’s scheming, and her dissatisfaction with the life planned out for her. So when Letitia discovers a beautifully illustrated map that might hold a clue to the fate of her missing aunt, Evie Ludgrove, she sets out to discover the truth. But all is not as it seems, and Letitia begins to realize that solving the mystery of her family’s past could offer as much peril as redemption." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

"The Hunter Valley, 1880. Evie Ludgrove loves to chart the landscape around her home—hardly surprising since she grew up in the shadow of her father’...Show more "The Hunter Valley, 1880. Evie Ludgrove loves to chart the landscape around her home—hardly surprising since she grew up in the shadow of her father’s obsession with the great Australian explorer Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt. So when an advertisement appears in The Bulletin magazine offering a thousand-pound reward for proof of where Leichhardt met his fate, Evie is determined to use her father’s papers to unravel the secret. But when Evie sets out to prove her theory, she vanishes without a trace, leaving behind a mystery that haunts her family for thirty years. Letitia Rawlings arrives at the family estate in her Ford Model T to inform her great-aunt Olivia of a loss in their family. But Letitia is also escaping her own problems—her brother’s sudden death, her mother’s scheming, and her dissatisfaction with the life planned out for her. So when Letitia discovers a beautifully illustrated map that might hold a clue to the fate of her missing aunt, Evie Ludgrove, she sets out to discover the truth. But all is not as it seems, and Letitia begins to realize that solving the mystery of her family’s past could offer as much peril as redemption." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

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Crossroads

Crossroads

by Franzen, Jonathan

Book - 2021

eBook and eAudiobook editions available. First in a series. "It's December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Russ Hildebrandt, the...Show more eBook and eAudiobook editions available. First in a series. "It's December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Russ Hildebrandt, the associate pastor of a liberal suburban church, is on the brink of breaking free of a marriage he finds joyless--unless his wife, Marion, who has her own secret life, beats him to it. Their eldest child, Clem, is coming home from college on fire with moral absolutism, having taken an action that will shatter his father. Clem's sister, Becky, long the social queen of her high-school class, has sharply veered into the counterculture, while their brilliant younger brother Perry, who's been selling drugs to seventh graders, has resolved to be a better person. Each of the Hildebrandts seeks a freedom that each of the others threatens to complicate." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

eBook and eAudiobook editions available. First in a series. "It's December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Russ Hildebrandt, the...Show more eBook and eAudiobook editions available. First in a series. "It's December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Russ Hildebrandt, the associate pastor of a liberal suburban church, is on the brink of breaking free of a marriage he finds joyless--unless his wife, Marion, who has her own secret life, beats him to it. Their eldest child, Clem, is coming home from college on fire with moral absolutism, having taken an action that will shatter his father. Clem's sister, Becky, long the social queen of her high-school class, has sharply veered into the counterculture, while their brilliant younger brother Perry, who's been selling drugs to seventh graders, has resolved to be a better person. Each of the Hildebrandts seeks a freedom that each of the others threatens to complicate." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

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The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois

by Jeffers, Honoree Fanonne

Book - 2021

Print only. "To come to terms with who she is and what she wants, Ailey, the daughter of an accomplished doctor and a strict schoolteacher, embarks o...Show more Print only. "To come to terms with who she is and what she wants, Ailey, the daughter of an accomplished doctor and a strict schoolteacher, embarks on a journey through her family’s past, helping her embrace her full heritage, which is the story of the Black experience in itself." -- Novelist. Show less

Print only. "To come to terms with who she is and what she wants, Ailey, the daughter of an accomplished doctor and a strict schoolteacher, embarks o...Show more Print only. "To come to terms with who she is and what she wants, Ailey, the daughter of an accomplished doctor and a strict schoolteacher, embarks on a journey through her family’s past, helping her embrace her full heritage, which is the story of the Black experience in itself." -- Novelist. Show less

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Olympus, Texas

Olympus, Texas

by Swann, Stacey

Book - 2021

Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Weaving elements of classical mythology into a thoroughly modern family drama, this novel follows the Briscoe family a...Show more Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Weaving elements of classical mythology into a thoroughly modern family drama, this novel follows the Briscoe family as prodigal son March returns home and with his arrival, marriages are upended and even the strongest of alliances are shattered." -- Novelist. Show less

Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Weaving elements of classical mythology into a thoroughly modern family drama, this novel follows the Briscoe family a...Show more Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Weaving elements of classical mythology into a thoroughly modern family drama, this novel follows the Briscoe family as prodigal son March returns home and with his arrival, marriages are upended and even the strongest of alliances are shattered." -- Novelist. Show less

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The Promise

The Promise

by Galgut, Damon

Book - 2021

Print only. "The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. The Swarts are gathering for M...Show more Print only. "The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. The Swarts are gathering for Ma's funeral. The younger generation, Anton and Amor, detest everything the family stand for -- not least the failed promise to the Black woman who has worked for them her whole life. After years of service, Salome was promised her own house, her own land... yet somehow, as each decade passes, that promise remains unfulfilled." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

Print only. "The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. The Swarts are gathering for M...Show more Print only. "The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. The Swarts are gathering for Ma's funeral. The younger generation, Anton and Amor, detest everything the family stand for -- not least the failed promise to the Black woman who has worked for them her whole life. After years of service, Salome was promised her own house, her own land... yet somehow, as each decade passes, that promise remains unfulfilled." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

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The Art of Losing

The Art of Losing

by Zeniter, Alice

Book - 2021

Print only. "Across three generations, three wars, two continents, and the mythic waters of the Mediterranean, one family's history leads to an inevi...Show more Print only. "Across three generations, three wars, two continents, and the mythic waters of the Mediterranean, one family's history leads to an inevitable question: What price do our descendants pay for the choices that we make?" -- Goodreads.com. Show less

Print only. "Across three generations, three wars, two continents, and the mythic waters of the Mediterranean, one family's history leads to an inevi...Show more Print only. "Across three generations, three wars, two continents, and the mythic waters of the Mediterranean, one family's history leads to an inevitable question: What price do our descendants pay for the choices that we make?" -- Goodreads.com. Show less

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Butter Honey Pig Bread

Butter Honey Pig Bread

A Novel

by Ekwuyasi, Francesca

Book - 2020

Also available in eBook. "Told through the interwoven stories of twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi, this is a story of ...Show more Also available in eBook. "Told through the interwoven stories of twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi, this is a story of choices and their consequences, of motherhood, of the malleable line between the spirit and the mind, of finding new homes and mending old ones, of voracious appetites, of queer love, of friendship, faith, and above all, family." -- Novelist. Show less

Also available in eBook. "Told through the interwoven stories of twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi, this is a story of ...Show more Also available in eBook. "Told through the interwoven stories of twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi, this is a story of choices and their consequences, of motherhood, of the malleable line between the spirit and the mind, of finding new homes and mending old ones, of voracious appetites, of queer love, of friendship, faith, and above all, family." -- Novelist. Show less

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The Lehman Trilogy

The Lehman Trilogy

A Novel

by Massini, Stefano

Book - 2020

Print only. "This dramatic story of immigration, ambition, and success spans three generations and 150 years, following the rise of modern capitalism through the eyes of the infamous Lehman brothers and their descendants." -- Novelist. Print only. "This dramatic story of immigration, ambition, and success spans three generations and 150 years, following the rise of modern capitalism through the eyes of the infamous Lehman brothers and their descendants." -- Novelist. Show less

Print only. "This dramatic story of immigration, ambition, and success spans three generations and 150 years, following the rise of modern capitalism through the eyes of the infamous Lehman brothers and their descendants." -- Novelist. Print only. "This dramatic story of immigration, ambition, and success spans three generations and 150 years, following the rise of modern capitalism through the eyes of the infamous Lehman brothers and their descendants." -- Novelist. Show less

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Book of the Little Axe

Book of the Little Axe

A Novel

by Francis-Sharma, Lauren

Book - 2020

Also available in eBook. "Quietly but purposefully rebelling against the life others expect of her in late-18th-century Trinidad, Rosa loses her fami...Show more Also available in eBook. "Quietly but purposefully rebelling against the life others expect of her in late-18th-century Trinidad, Rosa loses her family's farm when her homeland transitions to British rule, before her half-Crow son finds his coming-of-age challenged by decades-old secrets." -- Novelist. Show less

Also available in eBook. "Quietly but purposefully rebelling against the life others expect of her in late-18th-century Trinidad, Rosa loses her fami...Show more Also available in eBook. "Quietly but purposefully rebelling against the life others expect of her in late-18th-century Trinidad, Rosa loses her family's farm when her homeland transitions to British rule, before her half-Crow son finds his coming-of-age challenged by decades-old secrets." -- Novelist. Show less

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Love After Love

Love After Love

A Novel

by Persaud, Ingrid

Book - 2020

Print only. "After Betty Ramdin's husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo. Over time, the three beco...Show more Print only. "After Betty Ramdin's husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo. Over time, the three become a family, loving each other deeply and depending upon one another. Then, one fateful night, Solo overhears Betty confiding in Mr. Chetan and learns a secret that plunges him into torment. Solo flees Trinidad for New York to carve out a lonely existence as an undocumented immigrant, and Mr. Chetan remains the singular thread holding mother and son together. But soon, Mr. Chetan's own burdensome secret is revealed, with heartbreaking consequences." -- Novelist. Show less

Print only. "After Betty Ramdin's husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo. Over time, the three beco...Show more Print only. "After Betty Ramdin's husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo. Over time, the three become a family, loving each other deeply and depending upon one another. Then, one fateful night, Solo overhears Betty confiding in Mr. Chetan and learns a secret that plunges him into torment. Solo flees Trinidad for New York to carve out a lonely existence as an undocumented immigrant, and Mr. Chetan remains the singular thread holding mother and son together. But soon, Mr. Chetan's own burdensome secret is revealed, with heartbreaking consequences." -- Novelist. Show less

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The Vanishing Half

The Vanishing Half

by Bennett, Brit

Book - 2020

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Twin sisters, inseparable as children, ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and...Show more Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Twin sisters, inseparable as children, ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white." -- Novelist. "Effortlessly switching between the voices of Desiree, Stella, and their daughters, Bennett renders her characters and their struggles with great compassion, and explores the complicated state of mind that Stella finds herself in while passing as white." -- Publisher's Weekly. Show less

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Twin sisters, inseparable as children, ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and...Show more Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Twin sisters, inseparable as children, ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white." -- Novelist. "Effortlessly switching between the voices of Desiree, Stella, and their daughters, Bennett renders her characters and their struggles with great compassion, and explores the complicated state of mind that Stella finds herself in while passing as white." -- Publisher's Weekly. Show less

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These Ghosts Are Family

These Ghosts Are Family

A Novel

by Card, Maisy

Book - 2020

Also available in eBook. "A man on his deathbed reveals that he stole another man’s identity decades earlier, traces the family’s history from coloni...Show more Also available in eBook. "A man on his deathbed reveals that he stole another man’s identity decades earlier, traces the family’s history from colonial Jamaica to present-day Harlem and reconnects with the firstborn daughter he never knew." -- Novelist. Show less

Also available in eBook. "A man on his deathbed reveals that he stole another man’s identity decades earlier, traces the family’s history from coloni...Show more Also available in eBook. "A man on his deathbed reveals that he stole another man’s identity decades earlier, traces the family’s history from colonial Jamaica to present-day Harlem and reconnects with the firstborn daughter he never knew." -- Novelist. Show less

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The Mountains Sing

The Mountains Sing

A Novel

by Nguỹên, Phan Qúê Mai

Book - 2020

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Years after a family is forced by Vietnam’s Communist Land Reforms to abandon their farm, a granddaughter comes of age as her loved ones depart for the Ho Chi Minh Trail." -- Novelist. Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Years after a family is forced by Vietnam’s Communist Land Reforms to abandon their farm, a granddaughter comes of age as her loved ones depart for the Ho Chi Minh Trail." -- Novelist. Show less

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Years after a family is forced by Vietnam’s Communist Land Reforms to abandon their farm, a granddaughter comes of age as her loved ones depart for the Ho Chi Minh Trail." -- Novelist. Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Years after a family is forced by Vietnam’s Communist Land Reforms to abandon their farm, a granddaughter comes of age as her loved ones depart for the Ho Chi Minh Trail." -- Novelist. Show less

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A Woman Is No Man

A Woman Is No Man

A Novel

by Rum, Etaf

Book - 2019

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Three generations of Palestinian-American women in contemporary Brooklyn are torn by individual desire, educ...Show more Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Three generations of Palestinian-American women in contemporary Brooklyn are torn by individual desire, educational ambitions, a devastating tragedy, and the strict mores of traditional Arab culture." -- Novelist. Show less

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Three generations of Palestinian-American women in contemporary Brooklyn are torn by individual desire, educ...Show more Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Three generations of Palestinian-American women in contemporary Brooklyn are torn by individual desire, educational ambitions, a devastating tragedy, and the strict mores of traditional Arab culture." -- Novelist. Show less

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Greenwood

Greenwood

A Novel

by Christie, Michael

Book - 2020

Print only. "It's 2034 and Jake Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting ultra-rich vacationers in one of the w...Show more Print only. "It's 2034 and Jake Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting ultra-rich vacationers in one of the world's last remaining forests. It's 2008 and Liam Greenwood is a carpenter, fallen from a ladder and sprawled on his broken back, calling out from the concrete floor of an empty mansion. It's 1974 and Willow Greenwood is out of jail, free after being locked up for one of her endless series of environmental protests: attempts at atonement for the sins of her father's once vast and violent timber empire. It's 1934 and Everett Greenwood is alone, as usual, in his maple syrup camp squat when he hears the cries of an abandoned infant and gets tangled up in the web of a crime that will cling to his family for decades." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

Print only. "It's 2034 and Jake Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting ultra-rich vacationers in one of the w...Show more Print only. "It's 2034 and Jake Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting ultra-rich vacationers in one of the world's last remaining forests. It's 2008 and Liam Greenwood is a carpenter, fallen from a ladder and sprawled on his broken back, calling out from the concrete floor of an empty mansion. It's 1974 and Willow Greenwood is out of jail, free after being locked up for one of her endless series of environmental protests: attempts at atonement for the sins of her father's once vast and violent timber empire. It's 1934 and Everett Greenwood is alone, as usual, in his maple syrup camp squat when he hears the cries of an abandoned infant and gets tangled up in the web of a crime that will cling to his family for decades." -- Goodreads.com. Show less

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The Book of Lost Saints

The Book of Lost Saints

by Older, Daniel Jose

Book - 2019

Also available in eBook. "Visited by an ancestral spirit who would have him unearth family secrets from the Cuban Revolution, a young Cuban-American ...Show more Also available in eBook. "Visited by an ancestral spirit who would have him unearth family secrets from the Cuban Revolution, a young Cuban-American embarks on an investigation marked by ghostly helpers, a new love, a murderous gangster and changes in his sense of identity." -- Novelist. Show less

Also available in eBook. "Visited by an ancestral spirit who would have him unearth family secrets from the Cuban Revolution, a young Cuban-American ...Show more Also available in eBook. "Visited by an ancestral spirit who would have him unearth family secrets from the Cuban Revolution, a young Cuban-American embarks on an investigation marked by ghostly helpers, a new love, a murderous gangster and changes in his sense of identity." -- Novelist. Show less

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