Aden, 1935; a city vibrant, alive, and full of hidden dangers. And home to Jama, a ten year-old boy. But then his mother dies unexpectedly and he finds himself alone in the world. Jama is forced home to his native Somalia, the land of his nomadic ancestors. War is on the horizon and the fascist Italian forces who control parts of east Africa are preparing for battle. Yet Jama cannot rest until he discovers whether his father, who has been absent from his life since he was a baby, is alive somewhere. And so begins an epic journey.... This story of one boy's long walk to freedom is also the story of how the Second World War affected Africa and its people; a story of displacement and family.

In the remote forests of Madagascar, young Raj is almost oblivious of the Second World War raging beyond his tiny exotic island. With only his mother for company while his father works as a prison guard, solitary ever since his brothers died years ago, Raj thinks only of making friends. One day, the far-away world comes to Madagascar, and Raj meets David, a Jew exiled from his home in Europe and imprisoned in the camp where Raj's father works. David becomes the friend that he has always longed for, a brother to replace those he has lost. Raj knows that he must help David to escape. As they flee through sub-tropical landscapes and devastating storms, the boys battle hunger and malaria - and forge a friendship only death can destroy. The Last Brother is a powerful, poetic novel that sheds new light on a little-explored aspect of 20th-century history.

Forcibly removed from the ancient village of Ein Hod by the newly formed state of Israel in 1948, the Abulhejas are moved into the Jenin refugee camp. There, exiled from his beloved olive groves, the family patriarch languishes of a broken heart, his eldest son fathers a family and falls victim to an Israeli bullet, and his grandchildren struggle against tragedy toward freedom, peace, and home. This is the Palestinian story, told as never before, through four generations of a single family.

You've seen or heard about the Nigerian email scams, the ones that offer you a huge percentage of a fortune if you'll just help out the sender who is stuck in some unfortunate circumstance... There are real people behind these scams, called 419ers, a reference to Nigeria's legal code. And there are real victims of these scams. Even with increased regulations in Nigeria and heightened awareness around the world, 419 maintains a stronghold on Nigeria and its economy; revenue generated from 419 still accounts for a significant portion of Nigeria's economy, second only to revenue from oil.

Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani becomes the first writer to explore the culture of 419 through fiction in her novel. Nwaubani's knowledge of the phenomenon makes her an expert on the subject: she knows 419ers and former 419ers personally and can discuss the cultural and economic implications of 419 in Nigeria.