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    Books at Amazon: Best sellers of the month—Feb, 2018

    Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi—February 6, 2018

    Hardcover: $15.91  Audio book: $29.99

    An extraordinary novel. Freshwater explores the amazing experience of having another self. It centers around a young Nigerian woman, Ada, who develops separate selves within her as a result of being born "with one foot on the other side." Freshwater is a sharp call of a rare way of experiencing the world, one that shows how we all construct our identities.

    Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur—February 16, 2018

    Hardcover: $18. 00   Paperback: $8.99   Audio book: $8.99

    A collection of poetry and prose (散文) about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity (女性). It is split into four chapters,and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere; if you are just willing to look.

    Educated by Tara Westover—February 13, 2018

    Hardcover: $16.80   Paperback: $28.00   Audio book: $6.00

    An unforgettable biography about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. Educated is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty, and of the sadness that comes from severing one's closest ties.

    Force of Nature by Jane Harper—February 20, 2018

    Hardcover: $17.10   Paperback: $23.41   Audio book: Free  

    An attractive novel from the author of the Sunday Times top 10 best seller. Five women go on a hike. Only four return. When five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness, they reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking down the muddy path. But one of the women doesn't come out of the woods. And each of her companions tells a slightly different story about what happened.

    1. (1) Which of the following is true of the four books?
      A . They are all different in the style of writing. B . They all are only available online. C . They are all listed according to the timeline of publication. D . They all have a presentation of female.
    2. (2) If you want to buy all different editions of a book, which one will cost you most?
      A . Fresh water. B . Educated. C . Milk and Honey. D . Force of Nature.
    3. (3) Which author tells readers various feelings or emotions of personal life in his/her book?
      A . Akwaeke Emezi. B . Rupi Kaur. C . Tara Westover. D . Jane Harper.

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