Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The House on Malcolm Street | 2010 | Leisha Kelly | Buy |
The House on Malcolm Street (2010) is Leisha Kelly’s standalone novel about Leah Breckenridge, a young woman who has recently lost her husband. Set in the early 1900s, the book follows Leah as she turns her home into a boardinghouse to make ends meet and slowly rebuilds a life she had not planned on.
The novel shares the same warm tone as Kelly’s Wortham Family books, with a focus on community, faith, and recovery from loss. Readers who enjoyed the Depression-era family stories will find a similar sensibility here, applied to a slightly earlier time period and a different set of circumstances.