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Three can't-miss books that explore identity, loss, and the profound power of words.
This article originally appears in the March 2018 issue of ELLE.
Tangerine: A Novel by Christine Mangan
If you’re in the mood for a lush literary thriller, pick up Christine Mangan’s impressive debut, Tangerine (Ecco), which takes place in 1950s Morocco. Newlywed Alice’s quiet life is set
ablaze when Lucy, her estranged best friend, shows up on her doorstep, unearthing a devastating secret and catalyzing a deadly chain of events.
Tangerine (Ecco), $17.70; amazon.com
Speak No Evil: A Novel by Uzodinma Iweala
Speak No Evil (HarperCollins), by Beasts of No Nation author Uzodinma Iweala, is a complicated coming-of-age story. Nigerian American Niru and his best friend, Meredith, who’s white, are wealthy teens in Washington, DC. But when Niru’s father discovers he’s gay, both characters become enmeshed in the violent fallout.
Speak No Evil (HarperCollins), $17.70; amazon.com
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell
Irish author Maggie O’Farrell has written a page-turner of a memoir, I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes With Death (Knopf). From escaping a serial killer to almost drowning, O’Farrell describes in beautiful prose her many near-death experiences, at once demonstrating the fragility of life—and its preciousness.
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes With Death (Knopf), $17.07; amazon.com
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