Summer reading

2010 Books Issue | These 10 novels introduce readers to different times, faraway places, or memorable characters | Susan Olasky

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Looking for novels to read this summer? Here are 10 that I reviewed favorably over the past year.

Let's start with three that allow you to travel without leaving your easy chair:

Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin has a simple premise: Angel runs a cake business in Rwanda that brings her into contact with all kinds of people. Originally from Tanzania, she wasn't a witness to Rwanda's genocide, which makes her "safe." As people visit her apartment to place orders, they tell over tea about their lives and why they are ordering cakes. Through her gentle probing, she draws from them tales of hardship and rejoicing. If you like Alexander McCall Smith's Botswana novels you'll probably enjoy Parkin's gentle humor.

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