The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt
This is a very interesting novella. The main character is a teenage girl raised in Marrakech by a French mother and an English father. Her mother has rules about and opinions on everything--qualifications for servants, the best tailor, the best source of linen, how many languages one should know how to speak. Llife goes on until one day when the girl finds out a long-held secret. How she responds is the best part of the book. This would be a good choice for a book group discussion.