The news is full of stories on rising interest rates, low housing stock, and the many difficulties facing first-time homebuyers. It seems like a great time to read a novel that tackles the vagaries of housing, from horror to romance to the lightly fantastical. Check out the titles on this list: A House? In This Economy?!
The Anthropologists by Aysegul Savas
Expats Asya and Manu house hunt, from the suburbs to an city apartment to a converted factory. Each gives them a glimpse into a different way they could live their lives, but each is also just slightly not right for them. At the same time, Asya films for a documentary about the denizens of a local park. (general fiction)
Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino
Entering the ruthless bidding wars of the Washington, D.C. housing market, Margo Miyake is determined to buy a house and start the life she has long dreamed of – at any cost. As Margo goes off the rails, she stalks sellers, panics about her future, and puts it all on the line. (psychological suspense)
Dwelling by Emily Hunt Kivel
When New York goes all-in on short term rentals, Evie Cavallo is evicted from her apartment – along with every other tenant in the city. Adrift, she seeks out a long-lost cousin in Gulluck, Texas, which is having its own real estate strangeness. There, Evie makes friends, lives inside a house shaped like a shoe, and finds her purpose. (general fiction)
The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
Following a bad breakup, Tiffy needs a new place to live, and it has to be cheap, which is no small feat in London. Leon needs cash to send to his brother, who has been wrongfully imprisoned. The solution for them both is a flatshare, splitting Leon’s home – and bed – when the other is not there, as Leon works nights and Tiffy works days. Sharing space leads to sharing notes, leads to sharing interests and worries about life, leads to meeting and a sweet love story. (romance)
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler
Charlie Waybill would like to sell his goat farm, but first a friend has hired medium Gretchen Acorn to perform an exorcism. Gretchen’s actually a fake, but when she arrives at the farm she does actually see a ghost – Everett Waybill, who’s been haunting the farm since 1924 and warns of a curse that must be broken. As Gretchen starts to fall for Charlie, can she convince him of the danger and help set things right on the farm? (rom-com)
The Means by Amy Fusselman
In this zany comic novel, Shelley Means is pretty sure that everything in her life will be fixed if she can just buy a beach house. From a non-beachfront property in the Hamptons, to a fully realized vision board, to a highly observant talking dog, Shelley’s going to make it happen. (general fiction)
The September House by Carissa Orlando
Margaret finally has her dream home, a lovely Victorian – who cares if it’s haunted by a housekeeper axe-murdered there a century ago, causing the walls to run with blood every September? After three years Margaret’s husband takes off, and her adult daughter comes to visit, forcing Margaret into a delicate balance as she tries to hide the truth while placating her daughter. (horror)
The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu
Reeling from her mother’s death, therapist Eleanor tries to honor her last wishes by buying a home. With a budget that doesn’t match the market, Eleanor buys the model home in an isolated, near-empty housing development, where rain, grief, ghosts, and bureaucracy push her to the edge. (psychological horror)
~ posted by Andrea G.
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