Gabriele’s life has been on hold up until now. Sure, she’s got a college degree, […]
The Lost Apothecary, by Sarah Penner
There are so many novels that have been published in the last ten years that […]
The Push, by Ashley Audrain
Trigger warning for child abuse. I hate to say it, but I’ve seen something very […]
Children of Chicago, by Cynthia Pelayo
When we describe someone as haunted, we usually mean that they exhibit a palpable sadness […]
On Fragile Waves, by E. Lily Yu
Stories like E. Lily Yu’s wrenching novel, On Fragile Waves, help explain why home is […]
Cormorant Lake, by Faith Merino
There are so many ways to be a mother that I don’t know how lexicographers […]
City of Omens, by Dan Werb
Though banal, it’s true that there are a lot of massive, seemingly unsolvable problems in […]
The Burning Girls, by C.J. Tudor
Chapel Croft, in rural England, is not her first choice for places to lay low […]
Burnt Sugar, by Avni Doshi
Trigger warning for child abuse. Throughout Avni Doshi’s unsettling novel, Burnt Sugar, the protagonist is […]
The Last Garden in England, by Julia Kelly
In Julia Kelly’s novel, The Last Garden in England, the gardens at Highbury House serve […]