The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth is a family drama slash mystery novel that’s narrated from the point of view of two twin sisters, Rose and Fern Castle, who were raised by an unstable mother. When the book opens, they are both adults in their late twenties, and Rose is having difficulty conceiving a child. …
The book jumps back and forth from the points of view of two twin sisters, Rose and Fern Castle. Rose’s parts are excepts from her journal. Chapters 1 – 4 Rose Ingrid Castle, 28, writes about being left by her husband Owen, three months ago, which she attributes to her suddenly deciding at 27 that …
The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright is a novella published in April 2021, the truncated form of which was published as a short story in Wright’s Eight Men collection. Written in the early 1940’s, Wright’s publisher declined to publish it in its full form, fearing it was too graphic and controversial. While many …
Part One Part Two Part Three This is a summary for the novel The Man Who Lived Underground, which was published in 2021. (This is NOT a summary for the short story version of this which had previously been published.) Part One Part 1, Chapter 1 Fred Daniels, 29, is a manual laborer who works …
When the Stars Go Dark is author Paula McLain’s first foray into writing a thriller. She’s known for her historical fiction titles, most notably The Paris Wife, which is about Hemingway and his wife Hadley. Pretty much all of her other novels have covers that are adorned in bright colors, pastels, and happy, fashionable women. …
