I was thinking about Absent in the Spring by Agatha Christie (writing as Mary Westmacott) and the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.
Both books were written quickly–Absent in the Spring over three days, and the first Twilight book over three months. Both books reflect, in a way, the lives and limitations of women of their respective eras.
Do you have any suggestions for books that seem to pour out of the author, especially if they feature an uneasy or haunted atmosphere?
Note 1: I suspect The Running Man by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman) might be an interesting comparison, especially to Absent in the Spring–both were written extremely quickly by popular, prolific authors, under a pseudonym. It would be cool, however, to find a female author to complete the trifecta. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë maybe? I haven't read either book yet.
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Mero and the City of Ghosts, by Jesse McMinn. Creepy!
Three months is not a short amount of time for a YA novel
I’d go with Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights over Tenant.
Ice by Anna Kavan is unique.
Great to hear someone mention Absent in the Spring – such an interesting book!
*Fahrenheit 451*