Stories added by lo242

Blue Sisters

Fan CastingBlue Sisters

Story added by lo242 on May 30, 2024

Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister’s death in this unforgettable story of grief, hope, and the complexities of family, from the acclaimed author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein.

Sorrow and Bliss

Fan CastingSorrow and Bliss

Story added by lo242 on March 4, 2023

Tackling the issue of long-term mental illness with wit and candour, Mason's remarkable novel takes a rounded, empathetic look at the condition through the experiences of a middle-aged woman who has struggled to find contentment in her adult life.

Transcendent Kingdom

Fan CastingTranscendent Kingdom

by Yaa Gyasi

Story added by lo242 on January 26, 2023

Yaa Gyasi's stunning follow-up to her acclaimed national best seller Homegoing is a powerful, raw, intimate, deeply layered novel about a Ghanaian family in Alabama. Gifty is a fifth-year candidate in neuroscience at Stanford School of Medicine studying reward-seeking behavior in mice and the neural circuits of depression and addiction. Her brother, Nana, was a gifted high school athlete who di...