Little Bee by Chris Cleave ... FANTASTIC! Little Bee is an African girl who escapes horrors in her home country and flees to England, with considerable impact on a British family she encounters. And check out his first book called Incendiary which is also quite good.
The Incident Report by Martha Baillie ... a nice quick story based in Toronto, with recognizable landmarks.
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood ... similar to Oryx and Crake but less bleak and equally well constructed.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ... meant for Young Adults, this story is narrated by Death and tells the tale of a young girl in Nazi Germany. Stick through the first few chapters! It's worth it!
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella ... outrageous, frivolous, and just plain silly, this book was hilarious and made me laugh out loud.
So glad you liked the BooK Thief. I could not put it down...
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