TAIPEI STORY
William Morrow
R.F. Kuang
This coming of age novel, Taipei Story is a coming-of-age novel that navigates dealing with grief, language, and culture shock during an unforgettable summer in Taipei. We find Lily Chen spending time in Taipei during an intensive Summer program alongside other Chinese American students that are looking to learn and connect with their heritage. Due to a number of activities she finds that she is frustrated and feels isolated and wonders why she is there and not back home.
When her grandfather passes away, she realizes that she needs to understand things about her family history which allows her to know more about herself.
Now she sees being in Taipei as a necessary experience that combines memories, stories that she’s been told and how it all connects to her.
WE CHASE SHADOWS: A WE SOLVE MURDERS MYSTERY
Pamela Dorman Books
Richard Osman
This book series is part of the A We Solve Murders Mystery collection. In We Chase Shadows, the italian hills at sunrise reveals a body that was found on the steps of a beautiful private villa! The body also contains a threatning note that is signed by a mystery man.
At We Solve Murders HQ, Amy, Rosie, and Steve are eager to tackle their next case. They realize that their suspect list continues to grow and they’re in more danger than they could have possiby understood.
OUR NOBLE SELVES: A NOVEL
Doubleday
Kate Atkinson
In Our Noble Selves: A Novel, we meet Harry Flynn during post-World War II in London. He was a crime correspondent turned war reporter makes his way back to Britain from Singapore in 1945. He has settled into a much quieter life with the Festival of Britain which is a government funded initiative that celebrates the nation’s creativity, grit, and ingenuity. He begins to work and connect with an interesting band of fellows that are ready for the Festival that is about to launch.
As he settles into this new role and life, a Frenchwoman is missing and he becomes a primary suspect for her disappearance as well as her murder! As more evidence comes in, he begins to wonder if he may have been involved in what happened. He also realizes that the people he is surrounded by have their own secret agendas.
The juxtaposition of horific events as well as the backdrop of a country whose focus on emerging from a war is one worth noting as these events come together.
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