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All tagged Literary Fiction
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt tells the story of Tova Sullivan, who befriends a Giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus while she works the nighttime cleaning shift at the town aquarium. With his help, Tova is able to uncover new information about the disappearance of her son, Erik, who mysteriously went missing in 1989. This multi-generational mystery explores themes like grief, abandonment, and self-actualization while keeping readers on the edge of their seats!
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak is a story about family, heritage, and identity. Its characters include Kostas, a Greek-Christian Cypriote, who falls in love with Defne, a Turkish-Muslim Cypriote. The story begins when their daughter, 16-year-old Ada, learns that an aunt she’s never met is flying in from Cyprus to visit during the winter holiday.
In her debut novel, Of Women and Salt, Gabriela Garcia tells the story of Jeanette, daughter of Cuban immigrants and a recovering addict, as well as her mother, Carmen, and her neighbor, Ana, who returns home one to find her own mother has been deported. Written in beautiful, fluid prose, this novel offers a unique and nuanced perspective of various themes through an innovative narrative structure.
