Browsing: Africa

Follow Lizzie, Reenie, Sweet, and Mawu — four enslaved women who travel with their masters to the free state of Ohio, where they face both enormous risk and the possibility of freedom. A New York Times bestseller called “heart-wrenching, intriguing, original, and suspenseful” (Publishers Weekly).

“A delicious, important novel” (The Times): In Lagos, teenagers Ifemelu and Obinze spark a connection that will follow them across years and continents. “Some novels tell a great story and others make you change the way you look at the world. Americanah does both” (The Guardian).

With over 2,300 five-star ratings on Goodreads: After receiving tragic news, Betty Grafton recalls her youth spent in North Carolina — and an unlikely friendship that changed her forever. A story of heartache and endurance that’s first in a series!

A gorgeous, lyrical, and utterly haunting novel from an author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Mary Turner is trapped in a loveless marriage on a failing farm when her connection with Moses, her black servant, sends them both down a surprising path with tragic consequences.

A New York Times bestseller and “molten novel of lives racked with suffering yet suffused with beauty” (Booklist): During the Great Migration, Hattie travels from Georgia to Philadelphia — where her decisions echo throughout the lives of her children. “Took my breath away” (Oprah Winfrey).

When Boer War veteran Paul Craddock returns home to a changed England, he buys a sprawling, dilapidated estate in Devon — and encounters two women who will change his life. “Sheer, wonderful storytelling” (Chicago Tribune).

The true story behind a celebrated movie! Born in the 1700s to a Navy Captain and an enslaved African woman, Dido Belle was raised in high society with her white cousin. This New York Times bestseller follows her extraordinary life — and the troubled times in which she lived.

“Stunning” (Life): Born into slavery, Miss Jane Pittman lives 110 years and witnesses the makings of history in this unforgettable portrait of the South. “In this woman, Ernest Gaines has created a legendary figure” (Newsweek).

Chosen as a Great Royal Wife, Princess Ahmose must face her sister’s wrath, her husband’s ardor, and her country’s unrest. An engrossing tale of ancient Egypt with nearly 800 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A New York Times bestseller: Young lawyer Lina becomes involved in the case of Josephine, who escaped slavery 150 years ago. And as Lina searches for Josephine’s descendants, she begins questioning her own past… “This riveting tale is bolstered by some powerful universal truths” (Booklist).