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Caribbean, Haiti

Masters of the Dew

“Masters of the Dew” by Jacques Roumain (Haïti) One of Nicola’s 100 Best Books for Inspiration in the 21st century! Synopsis Manuel returns to his native village after working on a sugar plantation in Cuba only to discover that it is stricken by a drought and divided by a family feud. He attacks the resignation endemic among his people by preaching the kind of political … Continue reading Masters of the Dew

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North America, United States

Oracle Night

“Oracle Night” by Paul Auster (U.S.) This was the first book we read for Nicola’s Book Club on 3rd March 2005! Synopsis Several months into his recovery from a near-fatal illness, novelist Sidney Orr enters a stationery shop in Brooklyn and buys a blue notebook. It is September 18, 1982, and for the next nine days Orr will live under the spell of this blank … Continue reading Oracle Night

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