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Sing, Unburied, Sing

Sing, Unburied, Sing
  • Author(s): Jesmyn Ward
  • Location(s): Mississippi
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing examines the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power – and limitations – of family bonds. Jojo...

Sing, Wild Bird, Sing

Sing, Wild Bird, Sing
  • Author(s): Jacqueline O’Mahony
  • Location(s): West Ireland, New York City (NYC), The American West
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 19th Century

A courageous woman journeys from nineteenth-century Ireland to the American West in a powerful novel about the indomitable will to survive—and to flourish—against nearly impossible odds. It’s 1849 on the west coast of Ireland. Resilient Honora O’Donoghue is accustomed...

Singapore Burning

Singapore Burning
  • Author(s): Colin Smith
  • Location(s): Singapore
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): 1942

“The worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history.” Churchill’s description of of the fall of Singapore in 1942, which led to over 100,000 British, Australian and Indian troops being captured by the Japanese, was no wartime exaggeration. The...

Singapore Fling

Singapore Fling
  • Author(s): Maida Malby
  • Location(s): Singapore
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Their one torrid weekend tryst is not nearly enough. They want more. French-Filipina beauty Maddie Duvall should be living it up at her challenging new job in glamorous Singapore. But two months after her wild weekend with US Air...

Singapore Noir

Singapore Noir
  • Author(s): Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (editor)
  • Location(s): Singapore
  • Genre(s): Noir, Short Stories
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Say ‘Singapore’ to anyone and you’ll likely hear one of a few words: Caning. Fines. Chewing gum. For much of the West, the narrative of Singapore has been marked largely by its government’s strict laws and unwavering enforcement of...

Singer in the Night

Singer in the Night
  • Author(s): Olja Savicevic
  • Location(s): Croatia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Singer in the Night is a story about life, love and the fragility of memory, both personal and historical. Motivated by the disappearance of her artistic ex-husband – Nightingale – famous screenwriter Clementine embarks on an unforgettable trip down...

Singer Lane

Singer Lane
  • Author(s): Janet Purcell
  • Location(s): Cape Cod
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Mid 1900s and present day

Artist, Matthew Callahan goes to Cape Cod in winter to try to put his alcohol-wrecked life back together. He takes a job assisting an aging Princeton scholar and, during time off, stumbles on an abandoned cabin in the woods....

Singing Away the Hunger

Singing Away the Hunger
  • Author(s): Mpho ‘M’atsepo Nthunya
  • Location(s): Lesotho
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

Mpho describes a life of grinding poverty and endless toil, of cruelty and tragedy, that would have crushed most people but has revealed in her a resilience and an independent spirit.

Singing for Freedom

Singing for Freedom
  • Author(s): Ani Choying Drolma
  • Location(s): Nepal
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): late 20th century

Ani Choying Drolma was born in Bouddha. Her childhood was full of suffering and she grew up with much pain and complexity. To get rid of the pain due to her father’s death, she went into a monastery and...

Singing Lizards

Singing Lizards
  • Author(s): Evadeen Brickwood
  • Location(s): Botswana
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Bridget Reinhold is not exactly the adventurous type, but when her sister Claire disappears in Southern Africa, nothing can keep her in England. Bridget launches herself into the search in Botswana and hits one obstacle after the other. Soon,...

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