Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie
A record of his visit to Nicaragua in 1986. Non-fiction.
Stories of Eva Luna by Isabelle Allende
Magical-realism stories from Latin America
From Eve's Rib by Gioconda Belli
Political and sensual poetry.
I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala Edited by (anthroplogist) Elisabeth Burgos-Debray
An indigenous Guatemalan who was the recipient of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize. This book is a testimonial biography of the human rights violations committed by the Guatemalan armed forces during the country's country's civil war which began in 1960. Later, the book was subject to controversy as to how accurate her published account really was by another anthropologist known as Stoll.
Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover
Novel of missionaries in Congo, about explotation and domination.
Lords of Poverty: The Power, Prestige, and Corruption of the International Aid Business
by Graham Hancock
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Dark Room by Minette Walters
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick
An Alice Book Groupers favourite book.
The Loving Spirit by Daphne du Maurier
The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreeve
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