Would-be Olympic runner Jean Patrick Nkuba is a talented young man 鈥 but he鈥檚 a Tutsi living in Hutu-governed Rwanda. This debut novel set against the backdrop of Rwanda鈥檚 ethnic conflict is a powerful coming-of-age story that highlights the best and the worst of human nature. (January)
Running the Rift
By Naomi Benaron
Algonquin Books, 384 pp.