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Elektra by Jennifer Saint
Jennifer Saint reimagines Greek mythology through the voices of three women whose lives are shaped by the Trojan War and its devastating aftermath. Elektra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, is consumed by loyalty to her father and a thirst for vengeance. Clytemnestra struggles with grief and anger after a terrible sacrifice tears her family apart, while Cassandra, cursed to foresee the future but never be believed, watches tragedy unfold powerless to prevent it.
Told from multiple perspectives, Elektra gives new depth…
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
Darkly funny, inventive and utterly unforgettable, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a prize-winning novel that blends mystery, satire and the supernatural against the backdrop of Sri Lanka's civil war. The story begins with war photographer Maali Almeida waking up dead, with no memory of how he was killed and only seven moons to uncover the truth.
As Maali journeys through an imaginative and often chaotic afterlife, he attempts to guide his friends and loved ones towards a cache of…
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