Your book club can’t go wrong with either of these two picks–whether it’s the story of two women in different time periods making fascinating discoveries through plant cataloging or a novel about a woman figuring out her identity against the backdrop of love, family, and culture.
THE WEEDS BY KATY SIMPSON SMITH
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“This subtle, intelligent work—arranged like a catalogue of plants, complete with sketches—explores how male power and threats like climate change take away agency from women. But it also looks at the small acts of resistance, pushing through like weeds in the cracks, that enable them to survive.”–Library Journal
KANTIKA BY ELIZABETH GRAVER
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Following the daughter of an elite Sephardic family who’s lost their wealth and is forced to move to a new country, this novel explores complicated family relationships, diaspora, and culture.
KANTIKA by Elizabeth Graver; 9781250869845; 4/18/23
THE WEEDS by Katy Simpson Smith; 9780374605476; 4/18/23
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