Right After the Weather by Carol Anshaw
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date: October 1, 2019
Length: 288 pages
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Single Sentence Summary

At 42, Cate, still struggling to figure out exactly what she wants from life, gets the big break she’s longed for, only to have her life upended by a horrific act of violence….

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American War by Omar El Akkad (debut)
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Length: 352 pages
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Single Sentence Summary: Sarat Chestnut grows up in a changed world, in an America at war with itself, leaving her brave, determined, and broken.

Primary Characters: Simon – The eldest of the Chestnut children, Simon is nine when the war breaks out. Dana – Twin sister to Sarat, Dana is the girly twin, more concerned with friends and fashion. Sarat – A six-year old tomboy as the war begins, Sarat and her siblings grow up in a refugee camp with war their constant companion….

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