Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance is a memoir by Barack Obama.
Tag: identity
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
Six years after the phenomenal success of The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger has returned with a spectacularly compelling and haunting second novel set in and around Highgate Cemetery in London.
The Society of Others by William Nicholson
An alienated young man can see no meaning in life. He doesn't even see the point of getting out of bed in the morning. To escape from his family he decides to set off on a hitchhiking adventure around Europe, and is picked up by a friendly lorry driver with an unusual interest in philosophy.
Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall
Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2003, this absorbing, beautifully written, and perceptive novel perfectly captures the complexity of memory and the dynamics of family life.
The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru
The Impressionist is Hari Kunzru's sweeping novel of India, empire and identity.
The Proof of Love by Catherine Hall
The Lake District of 1976 and a highly conservative tightly knit farming community are the back drop for this beautifully written slow burning novel.
The Proof of Love by Catherine Hall
The Lake District of 1976 and a highly conservative tightly knit farming community are the back drop for this beautifully written slow burning novel.
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
The Secret River, written by Kate Grenville in 2005, is a historical novel about an early 19th-century Englishman transported to Australia for theft.
The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant
The Clothes on Their Backs is a wise and tender novel about the clothes we choose to wear, the personalities we dress ourselves in, and about how they define us all.