Gael Faye's first book received 13 literary awards, so I was intrigued to see how he would follow that. 
Many of us will have some knowledge of the genocide in Rwanda, but Gael takes us into the heart of the damage and destruction caused to families and the nation years after the bloodshed. Gael immerses us into the journey of Milan the French boy, then man who discovers the family and land that his mother fled from. Jacaranda has been translated into 36 languages and has already won prestigious literary awards. This book is jarring and stunning. You will learn so much and never feel preached to. I was so glad that I read it, even as I wiped the tears.