Abdoh, Salar
Summary: "A sweeping, propulsive novel about the families we are born into and the families we make for ourselves, in which two brothers struggle to find their place in an Iran on the brink of combusting Amid the alleyways of the Zamzam neighborhood of Tehran, a woman lights herself on fire in a desperate act of defiance, setting off a chain reaction of violence and protest. Haunted by the woman's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ABDFlašar, Milena Michiko
Summary: "Milena Michiko Flašar's Mr Katō Plays Family is an eccentric second-lease-on-life novel for fans of A Man Called Ove and Beautiful World, Where Are You. Mr Katō-a curmudgeon and recent retiree-finds his only solace during his daily walks, where he wonders how his life went wrong and daydreams about getting a dog (which his wife won't allow). During one of these walks, he is approached by a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge/Tor Publishing Group 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FLACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FLALord, Emma
Summary: Millie Price deals with her lovable but introverted dad, her drama club rival, Oliver, and her "Millie Moods," the feelings of intense emotion that threaten to overwhelm, but when an accidentally left-open browser brings Millie to her dad's embarrassingly moody LiveJournal, Millie knows she must find her mom.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022