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2015 Literary Women’s World Cup – Part 1

Halifax Public Libraries’ collection is so diverse that we have books to represent each soccer team in the ‪2015 FIFA ‎Women’s World Cup! So enjoy our ‎Literary World Cup match-ups:

Canada vs China

The Oxford Book of Stories by Canadian Women in English edited by Rosemary Sullivan
Chinese Tea by Tong Liu

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Netherland vs New Zealand

The Master Bedroom by Tessa Hadley
Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox

Germany vs Thailand

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
Sightseeing: stories by Rattawut Lapcharoensap

Norway vs Côte d’Ivoire

Eva’s Eye by Karin Fossum
Aya: life in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet

Japan vs Switzerland

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
Heidi  by Johanna Spyri

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