French literature

The Book of Proper Names

“Names are the fingerprints of the soul.” Chapter 1: The Birth of Plectrude The novel opens with the birth of Plectrude, a name chosen by her father, a […]

American literature

We Were Liars

“Do not accept an evil you can change.” The novel We Were Liars follows Cadence Sinclair Eastman, a teenage girl from a wealthy and seemingly perfect family who […]

American literature

The Paper Palace

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner Chapter 1: The Morning After Elle Bishop wakes up at “The Paper Palace,” her family’s rustic […]

English literature

The Legacy

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner (Epigraph in The Legacy) Chapter 1: The Arrival Erica Calcott returns to her childhood home, Storton […]