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Message form an Unknown Chinese Mother
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The Book of Lies: A Novel (P.S.) by Mary Horlock
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The Tiger's Wife
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Enduring Love
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Little Bee by Chris Cleave
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Memorable characters, a compelling plot...
“Little Bee” is a novel by English author Chris Cleave. Cleave tells the story using alternating narrators: Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee and Sarah, a recently widowed mother of a young boy. Sarah and Little Bee share a past encounter in Nigeria and are reunited in Britain, changing both of their lives forever. Memorable characters, a compelling plot, and topics ranging from immigration and globalization to morality, power, and protection to language and belonging make this a recommended read. Written by Chris Cleave, 2009. This title is located on the second floor in the fiction collection (FIC Cleave). Other works include: “The Other Hand” (2008), “Incendiary” (2005)
