Possessing the Secret of Joy Mordecai Richler Colson Whitehead writes about a

Colson Whitehead writes about a city that runs on cronyism

collected for the first time in one volume

and the society that put it on trial

to escape his wife's nagging

This has to be a strong contender for crime debut of the year sharp

Possessing the Secret of Joy Mordecai Richler Colson Whitehead writes about aWhen Alice Walker finished writing The Color Purple she realised that she needed to tell the story of Tashi, a minor character, who had "left Africa but had taken her wound with her to America". This is Tashi's story, told in her words and the voices of the people who loved her. This extraordinarily courageous and compelling novel explores the tragic consequences of Tashi's decision to go through the female initiation ceremony.