Some say that ghost stories are as old as storytelling itself – that people would gather in darkness to weave tales of warning. With shadows dancing menacingly on their faces by the dim light of a fire, elders would strike fear into the hearts of their children, lest they try to go astray. Edel Marit
As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows Zoulfa Katouh Little, Brown Books for Young Readers/Hachette, Sept. When the wounded begin to flood the hospital in Homs where she volunteers, Salama Kaassab must decide between her conviction to survive and loyalty to her country in this speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution. Road of the
The Elephant on Karlův Bridge Thomas Trofimuk Thistledown Press, Aug. With one of the more unusual premises among this fall’s fiction, including narration by the famous Charles Bridge in Prague, Trofimuk tells of the escape of an elephant named Sál from the Prague Zoo, revealing her history and that of the people whose lives she
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