Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes

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Apuntes de un escritor malo    by Mauricio Bares
Price: $1.99 USD. 26480 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Malaletra Ebooks  on April 22, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » Parody.

Rechazado por editoriales y publicaciones culturales, Anónimo Hernández admite que es un escritor malo… Y feo. No escribe según la moda. Su nombre no suena estético. Pero decide que, aún así, con estos apuntes pondrá su granito de arena en la edificación de lo que más ama en el mundo, la Literatura Universal.
Cattle Nomads Of The Indian Desert    by Son Lal
Price: Free! 37470 words. Language: English. Published on April 22, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American.

About nomads in Rajasthan who have grazed cattle on a large scale since early history. With a pastoral culture from the west in Asia, that partly differed from the culture of the settled Hindus of the Indian subcontinent. Tan Dan's forefathers were a part of that nomadic culture, to which also ox caravan traders belonged and small groups with other professions.
Black Moon - The legend of Pango-marama    by Ken Gordon
Price: $0.99 USD. 68050 words. Language: English. Published on April 20, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Australia & New Zealand.

NZ Maori deemed Hawaiki to be their ancestral home & Tiki, 1st man from the heavens, to be son of the god of war and the goddess of death. But half-human, half-bird Manaia, son of Tane and Hine-nui-te-Po, was the 1st. The 2 tribes lived in harmony for generations but food dwindled & the bird people were ousted. Follow their perilous paths, even to the Underworlds, retold in this gripping legend.
Flowers in the Dust    by Myriam Alvarez
Price: $4.99 USD. 88890 words. Language: English. Published on April 19, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Hispanic & Latino.

Can two people from opposite worlds forge a life together? Chola is a young woman raised in Catholic South America. Hans is the son of a wealthy Jewish family from Berlin. They don't speak eachother's languages; yet there is a strong attraction. After they marry, Hans' addictions surface, as war breaks in Europe and Chola must host her husband's family, escaping Nazi Germany.
Dum Dum Castle    by Yasin Aziz
Price: $7.00 USD. 35980 words. Language: English. Published by Amolibros  on April 19, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Medieval.

Novel based on a well-documented historical account of a long battle in 1609–10 between Kurds and the Safavid Empire. The battle took place around a fortress called Dimdim, located in the Beradost region, near Lake Urmia in north-western Iran.
A Golden State of Mind / Golden Daze    by Geoffrey Wong
Price: $3.99 USD. 185930 words. Language: English. Published on April 18, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.

Coming-of-age adventures of an Iowa farm boy amid the colorful traditions and rituals of the University of California . . . of love lost and found - found and lost . . . untold origins of Louie, Louie, casino craps, psychedelic art and the secret odyssey of Buddy Holly’s glasses.
Partisan Heart    by Rita Karnopp
Price: $3.99 USD. 62710 words. Language: English. Published by Books We Love Ltd.  on April 17, 2013. Fiction » Historical » General.

Partisan Heart - Book 2 – Tango of Death Series - Poland 1943-During WW II resistance movements occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from propaganda to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns, as well as hiding crashed pilots. Partisan Heart tells the story of a Gypsy girl who follows her beloved into the forests of Poland and the Ukraine.
Pulling Back the Earth    by Mark R. Turner
Price: $2.00 USD. 17310 words. Language: American English. Published on April 15, 2013. Fiction » Drama » American.

For believing there are other people beyond this world who may be able to save humans from extinction a young couple is banished to a quest outside the world to return only if they find other people. She is 9 months pregnant by the time they discover their own sacred writings in a strange camp guarded by large, pale, babbling creatures. Will their words be stolen and their heir be devoured?
Mama Om    by Smyth Wang
Price: $5.99 USD. 184730 words. Language: English. Published on April 14, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

An egotistic and perverse English lad who was taught to see his "coloured" views from a different perspective with the assistance of an old patient and humble Chinese lady who came to live with his family. His "white" ideas and views eventually came to a coloured ending.
Gaijin Skin 3    by Allen Davies
Price: $2.99 USD. 31860 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » Gay.

Miracles happen. Nobu calls Adam. This leads to a symbolic and even funny cleansing lovemaking scene so hot it should come with a warning. It’s a beautiful love story and insiders view of Japanese culture. Can love unfold before the impending disasters with this damaged character Adam’s past wounds?