Cultural books from Scotland
Recommended cultural books (3)
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If you are into cultural here are some cultural books from Scotland for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan EN
Description:
I loved this complex and nuanced story about responsibility, race, money, gender and power. It’s interesting and beautifully written.
2.
Happiness by Aminatta Forna EN
Description:
From award-winning writer Aminatta Forna, a stunning novel bringing an American scientist and a Ghanaian psychologist together in London in a hunt for a missing boy--and an expansive, subtle tale of loss, hope, love, compassion, culture, and the true meaning of happiness.
3.
Melal : A Novel of the Pacific by Robert Barclay EN
Description:
On Good Friday, 1981, Rujen Keju and his two sons come face to face with their complicated inheritance--one that includes years of atomic testing and the continued military presence of the U.S. in the Pacific. In this highly original work of history and adventure, novelist Robert Barclay weaves together characters and stories from mythological times with those of the present-day to give readers a rare and unsparing look at life in the contemporary Pacific.