Sing You Home - Jodi Picuolt

Zoe Baxter has spent ten years trying to get pregnant, and just when she's about to get her heart's desire, tragedy destroys her world. In the aftermath of loss and divorce, she throws herself into her career as a music therapist. Working with Vanessa, she finds their relationship moving from business, to friendship, and then - to Zoe's surprise - blossoming into love. When Zoe allows herself to start thinking of children again, she remembers that there are still frozen embryos that she and her husband never used. But Max, having sought peace at the bottom of a bottle, has found redemption in an evangelical church, and Zoe needs his permission to take his unborn child ...

The Woman He Loved Before - Dorothy Koomson

Libby has a good life with a gorgeous husband and a home by the sea. But over time she is becoming more unsure if Jack has ever loved her - and if he is over the death of Eve, his first wife. When fate intervenes in their relationship, Libby decides to find out all she can about the man she hastily married and the seemingly perfect Eve. But in doing so she unearths devastating secrets. Frightened by what she finds and the damage it could cause, Libby starts to worry that she too will end up like the first woman Jack loved ...

Rich Girl, Poor Girl - Lesley Lokko

Nic, Caryn and Tory: three girls who form a friendship that should last a lifetime. Nic is the daughter of a white Zimbabwean business tycoon. Despite a life of jaw-dropping wealth and privilege, all she really wants is a bit of attention from daddy. Caryn never met her father - but growing up on a tough London sink estate, she had other things to worry about. Like getting out and moving on. Tory just yearns for some space to be herself. Living in the shadow of your dead sister is tough, particularly when she seemed to be everything you're not. Then beautiful, ruthless Estelle McKenzie appears on the scene. Estelle has a secret - and one way or another, she's going to make each woman pay a very high price for it.

The Good Women Of China - Xinran

The good women of China, follows the lives of several women and how they really live in Modern China.  Xinran, a journalist, presented a radio show inviting women to share their stories annonomously.  Revealling a shocking truth of obedience, political turmoil, and stories which shock you to the core.

Why read - After reading about Korea, I have become interested in learning about peoples lives in different countrys.  This book was recommened because they knew of my interests.

A poinent and very sad book, but also very interesting.  Xinarn presents each story as a case study of different women she has encounted, threaded with her own life expereinces, how she met these women and similar smaller stories she relates to along the way.

It is such a sad book, in the stories are really heartbreaking what these women have put up with, and it is so secreative to the outside world.  It brings such a interersting insight into a world that is rarely reported.  Xinran style of writing is captivating, and she really can bring these stories to life.  A fantastic, if not sad read.