Anthony J. Franze - The Last Justice
Traci Brimhall
In this antic suburban comedy, mothers of students at an elite private high school unravel when asked to collaborate on the annual musical revue. Wexler gently skewers this rite of passage while giving an honest and heartfelt portrayal of mother-daughter relations at a particularly vulnerable moment for all. Warning: details of this book might ring familiar to anyone with inside knowledge of a certain DC prep school!
With a dramatist’s flair for dialogue and characters, Akhtar in his first novel brings to vivid life the experience of Pakistani Muslims living in the United States. The Shahs are unsettled when Mina Ali, a devout friend of the family, comes to stay with them. She introduces young Hayat, who is infatuated with her, to the beauties of the Koran, then falls in love with a Jewish doctor—precipitating a crisis for all involved, but mostly for Hayat.
