Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seven Days of Us | 2017 | Francesca Hornak | Buy |
| 2 | So Good to See You | 2018 | Francesca Hornak | Buy |
Francesca Hornak’s two standalone novels are both comic fiction set in contemporary Britain. Seven Days of Us (2017) follows a family forced to spend Christmas together under quarantine after one member returns from working abroad during a disease outbreak. The novel uses the confined setting to let family tensions and secrets surface, playing the situation for dark comedy.
So Good to See You (2018) is another social comedy, this time built around the awkwardness of reconnecting with people from your past. Like the first novel, it relies on sharp dialogue and character observation rather than plot mechanics.
Both books are short, fast reads written in a witty, journalistic style that reflects Hornak’s background in magazine writing. Neither requires any knowledge of the other, so either makes a fine starting point.