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2011 Best of Indie: The Complete List (page 7)


Cover art for BRIDGE OF THE SINGLE HAIR
INDIE
Released: Aug. 15, 2011

"A sharp coming-of-age story that makes history come alive."
In Pugh's debut novel, a young woman from California joins the Freedom Riders in 1961, gets arrested and jailed in Mississippi, and learns that not everyone appreciates a hero. Read full book review >
Cover art for RIDDLES IN PROVENCE
INDIE
Released: July 5, 2011

"A skillful blend of passion, mystery, politics and history, set in a perfectly rendered Provence."
A woman in an unraveling marriage tries to solve her uncle's murder. Read full book review >
Cover art for MISFITS & HEROES
INDIE
Released: Nov. 4, 2010

"The kind of dangerous book that makes you want to remove most of your clothing, climb in a dugout and just start paddling."
Rollins tells an epic tale of ancient conflict, migration, spirit-world mystery and love. Read full book review >
Cover art for UNCERTAIN JOURNEY
INDIE
Released: Nov. 10, 2011

"A subtle, absorbing portrait of the immigrant experience."
An illegal immigrant struggles to find a home in America in this moving tale of loneliness and belonging. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE INSURGENCY IN CHECHNYA AND THE NORTH CAUCASUS
INDIE
Released: Feb. 18, 2011

"A tour de force in breadth and depth."
Schaefer's debut is an in-depth critical assessment of the Russo-Chechen conflict that reflects a deep understanding of counterinsurgency in general and how it relates to that region specifically. Read full book review >
Cover art for DEMYANSK
INDIE
Released: June 3, 2011

"Darkly entrancing tales whose pages bleed struggle, trauma and madness."
A new edition of the late author's macabre stories set along the Eastern Front during World War II. Read full book review >