Imagination
Children
By Melissa Albert
This spellbinding, haunting novel tells the story of Guinevere, the daughter of a talented actor/illustrator and a hugely successful children’s book author, both long dead. After a disastrous TV appearance to promote her new memoir, which presents a rosy version of her unconventional childhood, Ginny is forced to confront long-buried family secrets. “‘The Children’ is billed as a Gothic fantasy; I’d call it a Gothic thriller, with a touch of magic,” wrote our columnist Jennifer Harlan. Read our review.
