Tag: Louisiana
My Sunshine Away
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/08/22/my-sunshine-away/
Title: My Sunshine Away Author: M.O Walsh Publisher: Penguin, 2015 Summary/Review: I really enjoyed this book for a lot of reasons, I have to say the first is because it starts off with the act which is the foundation for the book. There is...
Island Beneath the Sea
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/07/15/island-beneath-the-sea/
Title: Island Beneath the Sea Author: Isabel Allende Publisher: Harper, April 2010 Summary: Island Beneath the Sea follows a young woman named Zarité thrown into slavery in 18th century Haiti. Known by most as Tété, she is chosen to become housekeeper for Toulouse Valmorain, an unpredictable...
Zeitoun
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2009/08/17/zeitoun/
Title: Zeitoun Author: Dave Eggers Publisher: McSweeney’s, August 2009 Summary: In his National Book Critic’s Circle-nominated book What is the What, Dave Eggers deftly told the true story of a Sudanese boy-soldier and refugee as a ‘fictional’ narrative. In his latest, Eggers does the same for the...