Genres : Historical

Darfur, 2006: There was not much room in the tent. There was less room on the cot. She lay, intertwined with Alex, staring dreamily as light wisps of sand sifted in front of the lamp. Alexander Barr stands on the edge of society. Humanity, devoid of civilization, is bared before him, raw and visceral. Sketches from the Periphery, MP Summers’ debut novel, is a gripping narrative that delves into the complexities of the Darfur Conflict through the eyes of Alexander...

Two different families escape from the political tyranny of their respective homelands, the Josephsons from Sweden and Matias and Kurt Bauman, brothers from Germany and Austria Hungary, with the aid of a Viennese opera diva, Sophie Augusta Rose, and Jean Guenoc, a former Jesuit priest, family friend and protector and partisan of the French underground. Their journey brings them to America in the throes of the industrial revolution during the 1890s and early 1900s. Ingrid and Olaf Josephson settle on...