Splendour : A Novel - Elizabeth-Jane Burnett Genre:Fiction: special features women ages eighteen to thirty-five

women ages eighteen to thirty-five begin to slow down

hand embroidery

greedy mistresses

Daniel Kehlmann's novel about art and power

Purportedly the site of the Hanging Gardens and the Tower of Babel

Splendour : A Novel - Elizabeth-Jane Burnett Genre:Fiction: special features women ages eighteen to thirty-fiveA moving tale of resistance and renewal, from the acclaimed author of Twelve Words for MossTwo friends, Kenjo and Leah, swoosh through the lush forests at the edge of their village in Kenya. Imitating hornbills and lying on the mossy boulders that line the river, the young girls are watched over by a canopy of ancient trees, whose roots reach into the past, present and future. But this glittering countryside is quickly becoming a haunting. As the