American fiction – Page 7

Frances Finkel and the Passenger Pigeon by D. M. Mahoney

A nice, heart-warming read about teenager Frances Finkel and her yearning to become a fighter plane pilot in the Second World War

The strength of this book lies in the power of Colin Dodds’ prose – a curious tale of resurrection, religion, and blighted friendship

A tale of a frontier town and the promise offered by gold prospecting – dark, threatening and thrilling, and excellently told

Short but definitely not sweet, this novella holds all the hallmarks of a good short story and is threaded with dark humour throughout

One line cannot do this story justice – a tale of a young girl in a life that no young girl should ever encounter.

A tension-filled historical novel of the Deep South, with characters to love, family relationships, corruption, and the legacy of slavery

A contentious piece of American history taken and woven into a well-written and evocative historical novel with vivid characterisation

A divorcee on a mission to rediscover herself which leads her to emotional and sexual awakening. Romantic and erotic!

An exceptionally good book, set mainly in Alaska, of exploration and discovery, love and friendship, spirit magic and natives. Recommended!

A good thriller whose gutsy heroine, Lisa Jamison, helps a man hiding in her car and leads her to the dark underworld of people exploitation