The New Female Voices in Fiction We're Loving
Fiercely witty and totally original, these are the new books you need to read
Lost Lambs
Madeline Cash
The Flynns are quietly breaking down. Parents Bud and Catherine have ceased to function like adults since opening their marriage, and their daughters operate in their own separate worlds of chaos. When their youngest, Harper, begins investigating a wealthy local businessman, there’s a chance for the family to be brought back together at last.
The Age of Calamities
Senna Ahmad
Darkly funny and inventive, this collection of short stories brings the past into the present. From Anne Boleyn appearing unperturbed at the breakfast table the morning after her execution to the Romanov sisters waltzing aboard a spaceship headed for the stars, Senna imagines history’s leading ladies like never before.
I Could Be Famous
Sydney Rende
Follow 10 ambitious women in their demented pursuit of fame, including a struggling actress who goes to extreme lengths for a bit-part, and an assistant filming celebrity homes who develops sticky fingers. Linking them all is one hotshot actor on a downward spiral.
Paper Cut
Rachel Taff
Lucy Golden has spent her life coasting on her success as an icon of true crime circles for escaping a Californian cult. Twenty years later and at risk of fading into obscurity, she takes a filmmaker up on his offer to be his subject – but some stones are best left unturned, and Lucy’s story may not stand up under scrutiny.
Esther is Now Following You
Tanya Sweeney
Lonely Esther finds herself falling down the rabbit hole of internet stalking after a chance encounter with a celebrity in a London park. When said celebrity announces a new girlfriend, Esther has had enough. Leaving her husband and taking their savings, she heads to Canada in pursuit of her dream man.
Jean
Madeleine Dunnigan
Set over one blistering summer in the ‘70s, this debut novel follows Jean and Tom who develop a deep connection at boarding school, surrounded by the pressures of familial expectations, social hierarchy and a need to belong.
