Books by Caroline Cooney
Before She Was Helen
by Caroline Cooney
☆ Shortlisted for the 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Awards
The author of Before She Was Helen, Caroline Cooney, is an incredibly successful writer of books for teenagers. But, as she explains in a Q&A at the back of the book, having written more than 75 of them, she wanted to do something aimed at adults. This is such a lovely book, set in a retirement village, with an aged 70+ heroine. One nice aspect of it is the reflections on how attitudes have changed since the 1950s. "I grew up in the 1950s," Cooney writes, "Those days seem as remote now as ancient Egypt or Greece. I wanted to include details that people younger than I have trouble believing."
Interviews where books by Caroline Cooney were recommended
Best Mystery Books of 2021
2021 was fantastic for fans of the mystery genre, with lots of different types of books to choose from. There were also a wide variety of different evocative settings, including Tasmania, Ghana, a ski resort, a retirement village, and the Nevada desert. The year also saw new books in popular mystery series, including the second instalment of The Thursday Murder Club.
