A Good House for Children is perfect for any book club this summer.
With its themes of motherhood and the value of women’s work combined with a page-turning pace, A Good House for Children provides much fodder for book club discussions!
A Good House for Children
by Kate Collins
The dazzling debut novel from Kate Collins--a feminist gothic mystery spanning decades, in the vein of Mexican Gothic and The Essex Serpent.
A feminist gothic tale ideally suited for the current moment, A Good House for Children combines an atmospheric mystery with resonant themes of motherhood, madness, and the value of a woman's work.
HarperCollins Publishers provided fabulous discussion questions for A Good House for Children. These questions are great for book clubs or for personal reading.
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Music Pairing for A Good House for Children
On the playlist, you will hear styles from alternative to R&B soul. The author really wanted to lock into the right tone when writing A Good House for Children. Radiohead, Ben Howard, and other artists clearly gave the right background music for Kate as she created this exciting plotline!
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The Family Upstairs
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The Paris Apartment
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Local Woman Missing: A Novel of Domestic Suspense
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The Sanatorium
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