Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi – 464 pages ARC from William Morrow and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Kabul, 1978: The daughter of a prominent family, Sitara Zamani lives a privileged life in Afghanistan’s thriving cosmopolitan capital. The 1970s are a...
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi – 450 pages Book Blurb: In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school, and can rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient...
We Are Called To Rise by Laura McBride – 304 pages Book Blurb: An immigrant boy whose family is struggling to assimilate. A middle-aged housewife coping with an imploding marriage and a troubled son. A social worker at home in the darker corners of Las Vegas. A...
And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini – 404 pages Book Blurb: In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and...
Spotted this statue and had to grab a pic. It's at the @pbclibrary in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. It's called "Study Time" which is apropos. 📘 Predictive Text:"I'm made of ____ and that makes me _____." ex: I'm made of metal and that makes me hot. #bookishart#bookcontent#scultpure#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less