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Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. Set during World War II in Germany, Markus...

Agnes, the lovable and determined heroine of "The Mammy, " returns with her seven children--whom she affectionately calls "the chisellers"--all struggling to make their way in Dublin with varying degrees of success. Like all good Irish stories, "The Chisellers" includes a wedding and a funeral, much laughter, and some tears. This title is part of an unnamed trilogy that includes "The Granny" and "The Mammy".

"From the beloved award-winning author of Native Speaker and The Surrendered, a highly provocative, deeply affecting story of one woman's legendary quest in a shocking, future America. On Such a Full Sea takes Chang-rae Lee's elegance of prose, his masterly storytelling, and his long-standing interests in identity, culture, work, and love, and lifts them to a new plane. Stepping from the realistic and historical territories of his previous work, Lee...