African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe

5 best books like African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe (Doris Lessing): Unmarriageable, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood, Whitethorn Woods, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter, Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War

Unmarriageable

Author

Soniah Kamal

In this one-of-a-kind retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan, Alys Binat has sworn never to marry—until an encounter with one Mr. Darsee at a wedding makes her reconsider.

A scandal and vicious rumor concerning the Binat family have destroyed their fortune and prospects...

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood

Author

Alexandra Fuller

In Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller remembers her African childhood with candor and sensitivity. Though it is a diary of an unruly life in an often inhospitable place, it is suffused with Fuller’s endearing ability to find laughter, even when there is little to celebrate....

Whitethorn Woods

Author	Maeve Binchy
ISBN	0307265781

Maeve Binchy once again brings us an enchanting book full of the wit, warmth, and wisdom that have made her one of the most beloved and widely read writers at work today.
When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, everyone has a passionate opinion...

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter

Author	Margareta Magnusson
ISBN	1501173243

A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life.

In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning “death” and städning meaning “cleaning.” This surprising and invigorating...

Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War

Author	Lynne Olson
ISBN	0812997352

An engrossing account of how Britain became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of Europe in their desperate struggle to reclaim their continent from Hitler. When the Nazi blitzkrieg rolled over continental Europe in the early days of World War II, the city of London became a refuge for the...