American fiction – Page 7

The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall

The narratives of a man, a wife and a child, combined into a novel which shows their very human struggles within a life framed by polygamy

A story of a boy, his family and friends, navigating loss, anxiety and uncertainty at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Jennifer Ann Shore does the great romantic story of an undeniable attraction between two people and the suspenseful struggle to get together

Warm coming-of-age book about Violet, her friends, her family and their relationships, and first love

A wonderful romantic read which is heart-warming, easy reading with vivid characters and dialogue

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

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