Insomnia by Stephen King is very different from his other horror novels: less gruesome, gory, and terrifying, more supernatural and speculative. It will challenge any preconceived notions or beliefs you have about fate and chance, life and death, and everyone’s purpose and even powers in this world. A sleep-deprived elderly man named Ralph is susceptible…
Category: Psychological Fiction
“Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier Book Discussion and Blackberry Victoria Sponge Cupcakes
“Last night I dreamed I went to Manderley again…” Rebecca is perhaps the greatest and most haunting Gothic novel, the one to which all others written since have been compared. (Image of “Manderley” created with ChatGPT) Set in the English countryside in the 1920’s, in a mansion by the sea, Maxim de Winter lives with…
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Buried deep in the woods in Cornwall, England, is a home that hasn’t been inhabited in 40 years. The house by the lake, Loeanneth, is stumbled upon by a young detective named Sadie. She is on a forced holiday from work for becoming obsessed with a case of an abandoned toddler, which holds more of…
“The House at Riverton” Book Discussion and Mini Raspberry Lemon Tarts Recipe
The House at Riverton: All the secrets a life in service can hold Grace Bradley unravels the tale of a long-ago tragedy that occurred while working for a wealthy family at the Riverton mansion in early 20th century England. First she was a maid who spent her young adult years hiding the secrets of the…
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld: A willing death row inmate and his magic golden horses
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld: A willing death row inmate and his magic golden horses Most men on death row, no matter how despicable their crimes, still wish to be pardoned, to be cured of the monster in them that compels them to commit their despicable crimes. York wishes to die, not because he deserves…
“The Swan Thieves” Book Discussion and Strawberry Pie Bites Recipe
“The Swan Thieves” by Elizabeth Kostova Robert Oliver, a divorced, middle aged painter who tries to stab a painting of “Leda and the Swan” at the National Gallery of Art. Andrew Marlow, his new psychiatrist, who can learn nothing of Robert’s past from the silent man himself, leaving the doctor to question Robert’s ex-wife Kate,…