Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everything Under | 2018 | Daisy Johnson | Buy |
| 2 | Sisters | 2020 | Daisy Johnson | Buy |
Daisy Johnson’s two standalone novels both draw on myth and psychological tension. Everything Under (2018) transposes the Oedipus story to the English canal system, following a woman named Gretel who tries to find her estranged mother and confronts buried memories in the process. The novel earned Johnson a spot on the Man Booker Prize shortlist, making her the youngest author ever nominated.
Sisters (2020) is a shorter, more claustrophobic book about two siblings, July and September, whose intense bond takes a sinister turn after their family relocates to a remote house on the coast. The novel has the pacing of a horror story and uses an unreliable narrator to keep readers off balance. Both books share Johnson’s interest in how the past warps the present and how family ties can become traps.