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The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
A beautiful but poor relation of a wealthy woman must find a rich husband to survive in high society, yet she despises the values and restrictions of the world to which she aspires. |
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The Hummingbird’s Daughter
by Luis Urrea
Based on the life of Urrea’s great aunt, this dramatic story unfolds in revolutionary Mexico where, on a sprawling ranch owned by the wealthy Don Tomás Urrea, his illegitimate mestizo daughter, Teresita, becomes a powerful healer. |
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Housekeeping
by Marilynne Robinson
In this critically acclaimed first novel, an orphan becomes her aunt’s salvation when the two forge a family in the mountains of Idaho. |
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The Iguana Killer: Twelve Stories from the Heart
by Alberto Alvaro Ríos
Winner of AHC’s Arizona Literary Treasure Award.
These stories center on Chicano family bonds. This collection won the Western States Book Award for Ríos, who teaches at Arizona State University. |
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Howard’s End
by E. M. Forster
Two English families argue about which one will inherit the titular country home, illuminating clashes between the sexes and classes. |
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Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
This is the classic story of a disenfranchised African American man charting a course from his underground world into light. |
