Lex Gracie is Girl A, the “Girl who escaped.” Author Abigail Dean lets us know from the first chapter that whatever else you read in the rest of the book, Lex gets out of the “House of Horrors.” Horrible crimes are punished, children survive, they grow up and live their lives. It’s that assurance that Read more
Published during the height of the #MeToo movement, Anatomy of a Scandal feels like it could easily have been ripped from the headlines where a rising politician is suddenly on trial for assault of an employee. The book follows his wife, Sophie Whitehouse, and the lawyer prosecuting him, barrister Kate Woodcroft. Their conflicting ideas about Read more
Meet Eleanor Oliphant. One reason it definitely is hard to like Eleanor is just how uncompromising she is. Gail Honeyman writes her as an emotionally stunted person who struggles with social interactions. Because of the way she was raised, she has almost no empathy for other people. The plot does make clear a lot of Read more