Biography and Love

Biography
Mayada, Daughter of Iraq (Jean Sasson)
Tells the story of a woman who's Sunni family is well known and respected in Iraq and details the effect of Saddam's rule on her life. She is thrown into prison and meets some extrordinary women who suffer together the torture and trauma of prison life. Powerful and passionate story.

Love
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A novel, set in the 1950's in India, tells the story of a mother's quest to find her daughter a suitable husband.