family drama

    The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz

    Although I wasn’t expecting to, I really enjoyed The Plot, so I was looking forward to her latest, The Latecomer. The story revolves around the Oppenheimer family of New York City, parents of triplets who don’t have much of a bond among themselves or with their parents. The triplets are about to go off to …

    The House of Deep Water by Jeni McFarland

    I was in the mood for a character-driven novel, with strong women working to find out who they are, blah blah blah. Reading that Jeni McFarland’s book The House of Deep Water was reminiscent of Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere, and explored “… trauma, love, loss, and new beginnings found in a most unlikely place: …

    The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton

    I consider myself a fan of Rosamund Lupton, having read and enjoyed Sister and Afterwards. And there are things about her writing that I really enjoy: she can evoke strong emotions about the power of love like few authors I can think of, and (as she shows in her latest, The Quality of Silence) she can …