The Civilized World: A Novel in Stories

This is a wonderful book. Each story is excellent, but together they make up a compelling novel about Janice, an American woman working in international development in Africa, and Adjoa, the woman whose life intersects with hers. There's an interesting cast of characters circulating here, and fascinating settings from around the continent (as well as a couple set in the U.S.)

Highly recommended.

Here's my review on Perpetual Folly