Book Review: Pick a Colour, by Souvankham Thammavongsa

Ever wonder what the workers in the nail salon think about while they are working on you? Souvankham Thammavongsa's novel will open your eyes.
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker

Ever wonder what the workers in the nail salon think about while they are working on you? Souvankham Thammavongsa's novel will open your eyes.

Is it possible to be a revolutionary and a parent? What price does the family pay?

A 5-star read about a boy raising himself while caring for an alcoholic mother in 1980s Glasgow. Bleak but beautiful.

Can a choir competition in Yorkshire in the 1890s help two former friends turn their lives around?

A young man torn between cultures, continents and the clash of love versus duty.

As a train in 1895 France hurtles towards Paris and possible disaster, inhabit the lives of its passengers, rich and poor, who are racing towards a common fate.

When a first-year university student develops bipolar disorder, her life , friendship and family are thrown into turmoil.

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From the brutality of the Warsaw Ghetto to Hollywood stardom, this story has quite the character arc!