If summer is also your time to catch up on your fiction books, then you’re certainly not alone. Like many, it’s also my time to unwind and catch up on my fiction reading. There’s something about the summer months that just make you look forward to evading in a nice fiction book…
Here are some of summer fiction books that I highly recommend:
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
I thoroughly enjoyed Seven Days in June by Tia Williams. If you’re looking for a light, yet captivating summer read, you may want to give Seven Days in June a try. The story of Brooklynite single mom and best-selling erotica writer Eva Mercy, and Shane Hall, a reclusive mysterious and award-winning author, is one that will take you back to your romance days.
When they meet unexpectedly at a literary event, their past comes back to the surface, as they embark on a seven-day adventure back to each other in June.
With a romantic backdrop, Seven Days in June explores the intricacies of Black life and what it means to be a modern Black mom.
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
This fascinating love story binds three people into a captivating tale weaved around the effects of injustice in contemporary American life. When newlyweds Celestial and Roy’s future is ripped apart by an unfortunate criminal sentence, their lives take a turn for the unexpected. As Roy spends time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Celestial falls into the arms of her childhood friend Andre.
With the backdrop of the American justice system’s racially biased reality, An American Marriage offers an unique perspective on life and love, pain and hope, present and future.
A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo
A Spell of Good Things is not just a book, it is an exploration of the societal fissures between different classes, genders and politics in Nigeria. The story unfolds around Eniola, a young man from a family impoverished due government changes causing his father to lose his teaching job; and Wuraola, a young doctor from a well-to-do family stuck between an abusive fiancé, a demanding career, and society’s judgmental gaze on her as an unmarried woman in her 30’s. As Eniola loses his bid to attend university and gain an education, he becomes entangled in a web of mischievous political intimidation that ends up directly affecting Wuraola’s family. In the meantime, Wuraola embarks on a journey of self-discovery, and self-delivery, to disentangle herself from the bondage of family, romantic and societal abuse.
It’s in this context that Eniola and Wuraola’s lives become intertwined, weaving the tapestry of all the ways in which our human lives are inextricably bound regardless of class, gender or personal aspirations.
And the mountains echoed by Khaled Hosseini
And the mountains echoed was on my reading list for quite a long time, before I finally picked it up this summer. Nestled in the mountains of Afghanistan, the story builds up around a brother and sister whose seemingly unbreakable bond gets torn apart by the difficult choice of their family to pry them apart. From this heart-wrenching break, a saga ensues, taking the reader across continents, from Kabul to Paris, San Francisco and the Greek islands.
This book is an absolute gem of human depth, weaving deep wisdom, insight and compassion into the fabric of love, family and history. A must-read!
These exceptional books had me traveling all throughout the world and the fabric of humanity this summer. They certainly figure on my list of all-time book recommendations.
Now your turn, as we close this summer, what books made your summer reading list? Email us at corporate@the corporatesister.com and share…
Take care,
The Corporate Sis.
