Jeff Talarigo: 3 books

A Chinese ginseng hunter lives alone in the valley, where he spends his days preparing for winter. He is scarcely aware of the larger world until shadowy figures, floating bodies, and rumors of murder begin to intrude on his cherished solitude. Then, on a trip to Yanji, he meets a young North Korean...

•In the Cemetery of the Orange Trees provides a fresh look on a misunderstood people, and a different perspective on Israel and the Palestinian diaspora. •This is the first novel set in Gaza on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict written by an English speaking writer. •It is about...

In 1948, a nineteen-year-old pearl diver's dreams of spending her life combing the waters of Japan’s Inland Sea are shattered when she discovers she has leprosy. By law, she is exiled to an island leprosarium, where she is stripped of her dignity and instructed to forget her past. Her name is erased...