The Golden House
The girl next door
Readers, I don’t have to tell you who
Salman Rushdie is. This autumn, he’s back with
a new novel about a real estate mogul.
Nero Golden comes to the United States with
his family, and they quickly install themselves
in a large home in a glamorous part of Manhattan.
There, they begin new lives. All the while, their
neighbor, René, is watching them. What
does René see when watching theGolden clan?
Beneath the veneer of
glitz and money, René also glimpses
something. Rushdie’s latest
doesn’t disappoint.
Salman Rushdie is. This autumn, he’s back with
a new novel about a real estate mogul.
Nero Golden comes to the United States with
his family, and they quickly install themselves
in a large home in a glamorous part of Manhattan.
There, they begin new lives. All the while, their
neighbor, René, is watching them. What
does René see when watching theGolden clan?
Beneath the veneer of
glitz and money, René also glimpses
something. Rushdie’s latest
doesn’t disappoint.
On shelves: September 5
Sing, Unburied, Sing
On the road
National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward’s
Sing, Unburied, Sing is undoubtedly one of
the most highly-anticipated books of the
season.
Mam, Pop, Jojo, Kayla, and Leonie are family.
Leonie is the mother of Jojo and Kayla, but
the children live with their grandparents, Mam
and Pop, as Leonie is struggling with
addiction.
They reside in rural Mississippi, where Mam
is losing a battle with cancer. When Jojo and
Kayla’s father is released from prison, Leonie decides to take the children and go to the Mississippi State Penitentiary to see him.
Their journey will take readers deep into
the inner workings of a family that they won’t soon forget.
Sing, Unburied, Sing is undoubtedly one of
the most highly-anticipated books of the
season.
Mam, Pop, Jojo, Kayla, and Leonie are family.
Leonie is the mother of Jojo and Kayla, but
the children live with their grandparents, Mam
and Pop, as Leonie is struggling with
addiction.
They reside in rural Mississippi, where Mam
is losing a battle with cancer. When Jojo and
Kayla’s father is released from prison, Leonie decides to take the children and go to the Mississippi State Penitentiary to see him.
Their journey will take readers deep into
the inner workings of a family that they won’t soon forget.
On shelves: September 5
Little Fires Everywhere
Won’t you be my neighbor
Settle into Shaker Heights, Ohio in this
new novel from Celeste Ng. Mia Warren and her daughter, Pearl, are just settling into their rental home in Shaker Heights, which they are leasing from Elena Richardson and her family.
The families grow close, but they
have real differences: Elena is highly
motivated by order and boundaries,
whereas Mia is more of a free, artistic soul.
When conflict over an adoption forces the
entire town to choose sides, Elena and Mia find themselves in vehement disagreement
with one another.
Soon, Elena decides to investigate Mia’s
background, and she finds far more than she bargained for.
new novel from Celeste Ng. Mia Warren and her daughter, Pearl, are just settling into their rental home in Shaker Heights, which they are leasing from Elena Richardson and her family.
The families grow close, but they
have real differences: Elena is highly
motivated by order and boundaries,
whereas Mia is more of a free, artistic soul.
When conflict over an adoption forces the
entire town to choose sides, Elena and Mia find themselves in vehement disagreement
with one another.
Soon, Elena decides to investigate Mia’s
background, and she finds far more than she bargained for.
On shelves: September 12
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