Goodreads: Best Books of the Month - August 2017
Goodreads: Best Books of the Month - August 2017
English | 6 Books | EPUB | 22 MB
English | 6 Books | EPUB | 22 MB
These titles have been racing to the top of goodreads popularity charts!01. Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
In this modern-day take on the classic tragedy Antigone, two Pakistani Muslim families in London find their lives entangled in love, politics, and conflict.
02. The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
This sweeping novel by the author of The Boy in Striped Pajamas begins in 1940s Ireland, when Cyril Avery is born to an unwed teen mother, and follows his journey of self-discovery.
03. Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
In this YA novel Suzette returns home from boarding school when her stepbrother, Lionel, is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Suzette soon finds herself falling for the girl Lionel loves.
04. Happiness: A Memoir by Heather Harpham
This memoir of a single mother who gives birth to a child with a life-threatening illness is also a larger look at unconditional love and the path to happiness.
05. Map of the Heart by Susan Wiggs
In this heartwarming novel, a woman mourning her husband's death is propelled into an adventure when a mysterious package arrives from her father's family in France.
06. The Great Quake by Henry Fountain
This narrative history of North America's largest recorded
earthquake—the 1964 Alaska quake—explores how scientists confirmed the theory of plate tectonics. Haris says, “Henry Fountain provides a captivating story of destruction, courage, and, most importantly, revelation.”