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Happy Dreams
By Jia Pingwa; translated by Nicky Harman
A naive idealist hopes to make it in big-city China.
Famous Adopted People: A Novel
By Alice Stephens
Kidnapped and taken to North Korea, a witty, surly adoptee tugs at her roots.
A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl: A Novel
By Jean Thompson
An exquisitely rendered chronicle of three women's lives and loves.
Remembering a time when the guitar was mightier than the sword.
Promised Land: A Novel of Israel
By Martin Fletcher
A complex, brilliant family saga that explores the early decades of the Jewish state.
Other People’s Love Affairs: Stories
By D. Wystan Owen
This emotionally astute and highly nuanced collection is for all readers of fine fiction.
Young Jane Young
By Gabrielle Zevin
A woman creates a new identity after a high-profile love affair becomes public.
Lou Reed
By Anthony DeCurtis
This well-balanced biography separates the man from the icon.
