Authors:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  Vaite -> van der Kwast -> Vann -> Vetere   David Vann Caribou Island Harper, 2011 (2011) Hardcover, e-Book Set in the Alaskan wilderness, this is the tale of a marriage that goes terribly bad after decades of frustration, failed expectations and compromises finally tips a woman over the edge. (BW) Lara Vapnyar Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love Pantheon, 2008 (2008) Hardcover, e-Book A collection of 6 short stories about Eastern European emigrés who desperately crave intimacy, but find themselves ultimately satisfied by food. (LW)    M. G. Vassanji The Assassin's Song Doubleday, 2007 (2007) Hardcover A sweeping novel of a man caught between tradition, filial obligation and modern influences that can transport the reader from the mysticism of ancient India to the tranquility of suburban British Columbia. (MG)    Abraham Verghese Cutting for Stone Knopf, 2009 (2009) Hardcover, CD, e-Book Narrator-protagonist Marion Praise Stone tells readers about his remarkable progress through life - a journey marked by the healing powers of medicine and relationships. (TD)