King of Wrath by Ana Huang is a fun contemporary romance that has a universally loved trope: billionaire CEO arranged marriage. Vivian Lau is rich, but she is new to money, and therefore has certain social blocks. If she marries Dante Russo, though, she will be catapulted into high society as the elite of the elites. Dante only agrees to marry Vivian because of the fact that if he doesn’t, his younger brother will pay for mafia-related poor decisions.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hossini is a heart wrenching story about the lives of two women — Mariam and Laila — in war-struck Afghanistan. Mariam is an illegitimate child who gets married off to an older man in the city after a family tragedy. Burdened with her husbands' expectations and abused by him, she grows older and more resentful of the world. Soon after her marriage, a little girl called Laila is born in the neighborhood.
Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns is a gripping narrative set against the tumultuous backdrop of Afghanistan's evolving political landscape. It follows the life of Mariam, an illegitimate child thrust into a patriarchal society, and her journey through love, oppression, and ultimately, moral reconciliation. Through the motif of motherhood and the strength of female relationships, Hosseini beautifully illustrates the necessity of these bonds for survival in a male-dominated world.
Caraval is a story of two sisters, Scarlett and Tella, who are stuck on a small island. Their whole lives have been controlled by their abusive father, so they are trying to find a way to escape their home as well as Scarlett's arranged marriage to a duke she had never met. After years of writing letters to Legend, the master, Scarlett finally gets tickets to Caraval, an interactive show filled with deception and magic.
In China during the year of 1469, young Tan Yunxian accepts her fate of being married off at the age of fifteen into an acceptable family to a husband who she has already bound her feet for. Yunxian’s life changes drastically with the matter of only one night when her mother falls ill and eventually dies due to her neglecting her bound feet. Yunxian begins to grieve and harbors an interest in medicine after she is sent to live with her grandparents with her servant and father’s concubine, Miss Zhao.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a tale set during Afghanistan's history from the 1960s to the early 2000s. The novel intertwines the lives of two women, Mariam and Laila, whose fates are bound by tragedy, war, and their shared marriage to the abusive Rasheed. Mariam, an illegitimate child shunned by society, and Laila, a beautiful young girl with a promising future, form an unlikely bond that transcends their harsh circumstances.
Caraval is a story of the love of two sisters, Scarlett and Tella. Scarlett has always dreamed of going to the magical performance of Caraval. The only thing stopping her and her sister is their cruel father, who hasn't let them leave the island. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her as well. However, Scarlett's dream has come true, as she receives an invitation to the show. With the help of a mysterious sailor, she and her sister leave the island.
Naila comes from an immigrant Pakistani family where she isn’t allowed to enjoy many of the privileges her friends are lucky enough to have, including a boyfriend. But right before she graduates high school, her parents discover that she has a secret boyfriend and decide to take a family vacation to Pakistan to reeducate Naila. Naila even starts to enjoy herself a little, but her new life takes a turn for the worse when her parents decide that they want her to get married, and have already found her a husband in Pakistan for her arranged marriage.
