FICTION
Released: May 10, 2011
"A memorable debut novel about a Nigerian girl's coming of age."
Uprooted from the comforts of Lagos by her parents' divorce, a 12-year-old girl must cope with dire poverty and violence in the Niger delta.
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FICTION
Released: May 31, 2011
"A terrific, enlightened debut that captures the fervor that hides in naïveté."
A pair of young Russian immigrants, each desperately infatuated with the other, are parted and reunited in Brighton Beach.
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FICTION
Released: June 1, 2011
"An impressive debut, particularly notable for its pellucid prose."
FICTION
Released: June 14, 2011
"Watson's pitch-perfect writing propels the story to a frenzied climax that will haunt readers long after they've closed the cover on this remarkable book."
Based upon a deceptively simple premise, Watson's debut novel unwinds as a story that is both complicated and compellingly hypnotic.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
"A brave, unflagging memoir."
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
"Young leads from the heart (her father served as a model for Pao) to celebrate a resilient world that tourists never see. You'll enjoy the view."
Against a backdrop of Jamaican history, a likable Chinese-Jamaican runs rackets in this eye-opening, rambunctious debut.
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