Multicultural Historical Fiction

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Kitchen God’s Wife
By Amy Tan
F TAN
Chinese-born Winnie and her American-born daughter Pearl have both been keeping secrets--Winnie about her past and Pearl about her declining health. When Winnie reveals her secrets, she describes her life in war-torn China in the 1940s, where she had a lonely and miserable childhood followed by a horrific arranged marriage.

Sister of My Heart
By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
F DIVAKARUNI
Sudha and Anju are cousins, both born prematurely on the same day. Although Sudha is beautiful and Anju is not, the girls form a strong bond, one that is seemingly unbreakable. However, arranged marriages for each girl lead to the discovery of secrets that threatens to break that bond.

Swallows of Kabul
By Yasmina Khadra
F KHADRA
Mohsen was once a wealthy merchant, but the destruction of the Soviet War and Talib rule has changed that; now he merely spends his days wandering the streets. One day, he stops to witness the stoning of a prostitute and is caught up in the frenzy.

Homeless Bird
By Gloria Whelan
YA F WHELAN
When 13-year old Kholy enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India’s traditions or find the courage to oppose it.

In the Time of the Butterflies
By Julia Alvarez
F ALVAREZ
Inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government, this novel tells of what the sisters' teenage years may have been like and how they became involved with the revolution.