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Just For You! The "I's" Have It

Literary fiction featuring immersive and engaging first person narrators.

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  • Powerful, introspective tale of a British butler examining his life following the death of his employer, an aristocrat accused of being a Nazi sympathizer during World War 2.
    Book, 1993New York : Vintage Books, 1993. — FICTION ISHIGURO
  • A feisty young woman from Appalachian Kentucky sets off on an adventure, but gets more than she bargained for when a stranger places a child in her custody and runs away.
    Book, 2013New York : Harper Perennial, 2013. — FICTION KINGSOLVER
  • An aging pastor doubts he'll live long enough to see his young son reach manhood, and begins a deeply moving letter that captures his beliefs, yearnings and failures.
    Book, 2020New York : Picador, 2020. — FICTION ROBINSON
  • A writer who hasn't spoken to her mother in many years is hospitalized, creating a tender opportunity for them to reconnect.
    Book, 2016New York : Random House, [2016] — FICTION STROUT
  • Funny and poignant tale about a young Japanese woman who's never managed to fit in anywhere until she finds acceptance and belonging while working in a Tokyo convenience store.
    Book, 2018New York : Grove Press, 2018 — FICTION MURATA