Review: The Book of Esther by Emily Barton

The The Book of Esther by Emily Barton Publisher: The Duggan Books Author Bio Book Info Synopsis: (from Goodreads): Eastern Europe, August 1942. The Khazar kaganate, an isolated nation of Turkic warrior Jews, lies between the Pontus Euxinus (the Black Sea) and the Khazar Sea (the Caspian). It also happens to lie between a belligerent…

Book Review: The Windfall by Diksha Basu

The Windfall by Diksha Basu Publisher: Crown Author Bio Book Info Synopsis: (From Goodreads): For the past thirty years, Mr. and Mrs. Jha’s lives have been defined by cramped spaces, cut corners, gossipy neighbors, and the small dramas of stolen yoga pants and stale marriages. They thought they’d settled comfortably into their golden years, pleased with…