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It’s no surprise that Jodi Picoult wrote such an electrifying, gut-wrenching story. While The Storyteller came out first in 2013, I had somehow missed it, but found that reading it now was perfect. As the number of Holocaust survivors grows fewer and fewer, and in the age of history-denial, it’s more important than ever to remember not just the facts, b…

Two sisters, five years apart in age, grow up in a bad part of Mumbai, ignored by their narcissistic mother, in danger from the parade of men through their apartment. They both make it to America, but in very different ways. Simi, the younger sister, becomes a pediatric nurse living in Kentucky, madly in love with Prem. But she’s asked him to keep their…

A brutal crime divides a town in West Texas, 1972. Valentine: A Thriller is not an easy read, but it is an important one, and so beautifully written, with such deep emotions, the reader will be left changed.

If you love The Pitt, you will love The Beauty in Breaking. Dr. Michelle Harper is a Black emergency room physician who seamlessly weaves together stories from the trenches of inner city emergency rooms with her own chaotic childhood. Growing up in the DC suburbs, her family appeared to have it all—she and her siblings went to private schools, had a lov…

At first glance, Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough is the story of Louisa, a woman who meets an attractive, charismatic man and makes out with him after a few drinks. The next day, she finds out he’s her new boss. Her married boss. They decide to pretend it never happened. But shortly thereafter, she meets his wife, who is so nice, so elegant and posh…