An intricate, riveting family saga following a split family as they navigate decades of tumultuous political and personal conflicts. Covering topics sAn intricate, riveting family saga following a split family as they navigate decades of tumultuous political and personal conflicts. Covering topics such as The Partition, post colonialism, prejudices, and violence, House of Caravans asks: what does it mean to make a home? Why do people place so much emphasis on drawing borders? What does it mean to forgive? Sweeping in its cinematic prose, this novel is an ode to love against the odds, and walking the fractured lines of history towards reconciliation. ...more
A breathtaking family saga on love and storytelling. Following three generations of a Dakhota/Sioux family and the dolls who shaped their childhoods, this novel is a harrowing look into the immense cruelty colonial America imposed on indigenous communities. Eloquently written and overflowing with emotion, A Council of Dolls is a devastating account of generational trauma and the ways in which we attempt to encapsulate all of the loves and losses, the relationships we have with the women who paved the way for us, on paper. Blending fact and fiction into an incredibly powerful journey of trauma and healing, this is a novel that radiates with the memories that become tangible, the precious things that have the power to transform our surroundings, to fuel our imaginations and hearts, to push us gently forward, to live on, and live with love. A courageous, wise work of endless heart....more
An emotionally rich, imaginative series of vignettes that capture the struggles and reflections of five generations of Métis women and the animals thaAn emotionally rich, imaginative series of vignettes that capture the struggles and reflections of five generations of Métis women and the animals that inhabit their ancestral land. Weaving tradition and modernity, past and present, life and death, A Grandmother Begins the Story is a poignant look into generational trauma, forgiveness, and facing one’s own mortality, one’s place in the world. A tribute to stories, memories, and the never ending cycles of death and rebirth, this uniquely formatted narrative gives insight from the land, the people, the animals, the dreams, reeling from colonialism and erasure, aching to find secure footing, holding dear what has been taken. Ambitious, heartfelt, and with a resounding note of resilience, this novel is a triumph of the art of passing down secrets, visions, love. ...more
A tremendously lyrical and moving family saga of separation, love, and trauma. Following three generations of a Korean family as they change and move A tremendously lyrical and moving family saga of separation, love, and trauma. Following three generations of a Korean family as they change and move alongside the tide of the nation, The Liberators takes perspectives from the oppressed, the oppressors, and the witnesses, forming a nuanced portrait of empathy, resilience, and reckoning. With echoes of loss and the years-long effects of decisions made, passions burning over, hearts evolving, this novel is as emotionally powerful as it is stylistically elegant. Threading moments of hurt and memories of horror with glimpses of quiet joy and self examination, each point of view offers a fuller message of building; of piecing together fragments of times lost, relationships frayed, language drifted, into something new, something to nurture. A beautifully direct debut that soars with heart. ...more
A heartbreaking saga of a family torn apart by resentment, misunderstanding, and the fragile interpretation of honor. Lyrical and reflective, this novA heartbreaking saga of a family torn apart by resentment, misunderstanding, and the fragile interpretation of honor. Lyrical and reflective, this novel explores the bittersweet immigrant experience, the pains of leaving one home to create another, the balancing of tradition and assimilation, and the nuances of cultural expectations and expressions. It is a look into the ways that withheld truths both save and damn us, how our freedoms are almost never without cost, and how the things meant to empower us can be used as a means of harm when in the wrong hands. It is a devastating look at misguided youth, of aching hearts, of intentions and actions, of sisterly love and of sacrificing one happiness for the chance at another. Gripping, and full of the dire choices many women must make everyday, Honor is a stunning account of a life lived with great pain, but great love as well. ...more
An epic family saga that discusses identity, love, freedom, and the immigrant experience. Equal parts funny and touching, Disoriental is the journey oAn epic family saga that discusses identity, love, freedom, and the immigrant experience. Equal parts funny and touching, Disoriental is the journey of one Iranian family as they navigate relationships, political exile, and forging new identities while attempting to honor the past. It is filled with such personality, authentically capturing the conflict between modernity and tradition, duty and desire, the attempts to successfully blend two cultures, languages, personas. It is a richly imagined saga that feels true to so many families in the Iranian diaspora; our narrator feels like an old friend as much as a guide into not only a family history, but also a liaison between two expectations, and an encouragement to find something that is both and neither simultaneously. ...more
A charming, heartfelt family saga that blends magic and history. Told from the family whose life is changed by the presence of a mysterious, seemingly magical child, The Murmur of Bees is an interpretation of family bonds, faith, and healing that is enchanting and impactful. Using the pain of the influenza of 1918 and the triumphs and challenges of the Mexican Revolution, this is a novel that is filled with emotion, poetry, and the echoes of history that has defined culture, literature, and community. This is an ode to the mysteries in life, the unexplainable blessings, the memories that last for lifetimes, the magic of nature, of animals. It is a sweeping story of brotherhood and reminiscing on a life filled to the brim....more
A moving family saga that highlights the struggles and secrets of three generations of women, and the love and clarity found along the way. From 1960’A moving family saga that highlights the struggles and secrets of three generations of women, and the love and clarity found along the way. From 1960’d Vietnam to contemporary Florida, Banyan Moon expertly discusses the delicate relationships between mother and daughters, the sacrifices made and the bonds tested over the years. It attests to the sentiment that sometimes you have to tear everything down in order to see things as they truly are; the best new life often comes from the ashes of fires; memories and truth must be laid out for healing and forgiveness to flourish. This is a moving debut that examines the importance of inheritance, not just of things, memories, but of feelings, of love, and of resilience; it is an emotional journey filled with heart. ...more
A poignant family saga of hurt and healing. Deeply heartfelt and pulsing with emotion, Calling for a Blanket Dance is look into the struggles, regrets, and simple joys of one Indigenous and Mexican family as they pass their traditions and hopes on over several generations. With engaging prose and a vibrant cast of characters, this debut is both a vulnerable and a comforting work; it is an exploration of the ways we are torn between worlds, identities, expectations, the ways we are torn apart and pieces back together. It is a look at the families who endure, who find their way back to one another. Honest, endearing, and as richly detailed and weathered as a prized heirloom, this is one novel that has a wonderful dance to behold, a voice of its own, that calls to be heard....more
A haunting family saga that explores fate, fortune, and the tumultuous influence of love. Following three generations of women from China to Hawaii, DA haunting family saga that explores fate, fortune, and the tumultuous influence of love. Following three generations of women from China to Hawaii, Diamond Head is a compelling novel that asks: what does it mean to be fated to another? Can we change our destiny? Is love enough? How much of the past do we carry to the future? Filled with longing, secrets, and shame, this novel is heartrending in its depiction of motherhood, marriage, and truths revealed. A strong, emotional debut. ...more
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