Browsing: Africa

An “impeccable” novel about race relations and responsibility set in the civil-rights-era South, by the author of The Heart Is…

When a New York diamond merchant is tasked with returning a precious gem with ties to the tribes of Israel, he finds himself at the center of an international conflict. “A rich historical saga… An exceptionally well-written, fast-paced adventure” from a USA Today bestselling author (Library Journal).

A New York Times bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author: Three families navigate war, upheaval, passion, and betrayal throughout centuries of life in South Africa. “A prodigious endeavor” (The New York Times Book Review).

Winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize Man Booker Prize Finalist 2011 An Oprah Magazine Best Book of the Year Shortlisted…

From a New York Times bestselling author comes the story of Zarité, an enslaved girl in the 19th century whose journey takes her from revolutionary Haiti to New Orleans. “Allende cements her reputation as a writer of wide scope and amazing talent” (Los Angeles Times).

My new friends have begun to suspect I haven’t told them the full story of my life. “Why did you…

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author: During the Vietnam War, six runaways travel from country to country searching for belonging. “Rings with authentic detail and clearly descriptive sights and smells” (Publishers Weekly).

A New York Times bestseller with over 13,700 five-star ratings on Goodreads: In this “tender, intensely moving” memoir (Publishers Weekly), a woman details her childhood in Africa during the Rhodesian Bush War. “By turns mischievous and openhearted, earthy and soaring” (The New Yorker).

Archaeology student Chione has vivid dreams about the discovery of an opulent tomb. After the founder of the Institute of…

A “thrilling” New York Times bestseller (Publishers Weekly) with nearly 70 five-star ratings on BookBub: As World War I approaches, disgraced officer Leon Courtney agrees to spy on a German count in Africa. From “one of the world’s most popular adventure writers” (The Washington Post).