The 13 Best Books to Pick Up This January
These are the titles to pick up now, including Nadia Murad's harrowing personal account of survival in Iraq and Janet Fitch's enchanting take of a young woman falling in love while falling for the Bolsheviks.
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The Last Girl
By Nadia Murad
320 pages;
Tim Duggan Books
In 2014, the Islamic State took over the Iraqi
town of Kocho, massacring the Yazidi men who refused to convert to Islam and
women too old to be sex slaves. One 21-year-old dared to find a way out, and
now she's chronicled her terrifying journey from ISIS captive to lauded human
rights activist.
Published 01/02/2018
