A richly textured novel of idealism and romance, Once We Had a Country re-imagines the impact of the Vietnam War by way of the women and children who fled with the draft dodgers.
It’s the summer of 1972. Maggie, a young schoolteacher,...
In the turbulent summer of 1968, four high school friends make a pact that will change their lives forever.
As the Vietnam War rages overseas, four friends make a vow. For the next two weeks, they will live for each other and for each day. Then, at...
British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (2010)
This is the United Kingdom, but it’s no country you know. No place you ever want to see, even in the howling, shuttered madness of your worst dreams. You survived.
One man.
You walk because...
"Divakaruni is a brilliant storyteller; she illuminates the world with her artistry; and shakes the reader with her love." – Junot DiazLate afternoon sun sneaks through the windows of a passport and visa office in an unnamed American city....
There are two sides to every story and this is my version…
Silver spoon? Spoiled?
Definitely not how I would describe myself.
After growing up in a dysfunctional home, my future was basically laid out for me—get stuck in Bethel Falls and...