Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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From novels that consider power and obsession to those that center female friendship, these five compelling and insightful works will provide hours of lively discussion.

Ayobami Adebayo, A Spell of Good Things
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612387/a-spell-of-good-things-by-ayobami-adebayo

Ore Agbaje-Williams, The Three of Us 
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712659/the-three-of-us-by-ore-agbaje-williams

Jenny Jackson, Pineapple Street
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/702704/pineapple-street-by-jenny-jackson

Martha Hall Kelly, The Golden Doves 
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665649/the-golden-doves-by-martha-hall-kelly

Parini Shroff, The Bandit Queens
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706934/the-bandit-queens-by-parini-shroff

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