finding her way to book publishing (quite by accident). She spent the next twelve years working with some of the biggest authors in the world, and she is the former producer of the Iceland Noir Literary Festival, which takes place in Reykjavík every November. Williams continues to feed her creativity through her writing from her home in East London, where she lives with her partner and daughter.
Williams's new novel is Bitter Sweet.
At Lit Hub she tagged eight of her favorite age gap relationship novels, including:
Sally Rooney, Conversations with FriendsRead about another novel on Williams's list.
Nick and Frances, Frances and Nick. Ten years apart, yet both with the emotionally maturity of fifteen-year-olds. I love Rooney’s writing and this is her at her best, unravelling her characters slowly and with such restraint that it is impossible to look away.
Something about this particular relationship makes for very uncomfortable reading; the relationship is always slightly out of reach for both these characters, and the infidelity adds such tension. We also have Nick’s wife Meliisa, who again, is slightly older, and her relationship with Frances’ ex, Bobbi.
So many wonderful age gap and power dynamics going on in this novel that really set the tone for a whole generation of writers to come.
Conversations With Friends is among Michaela Makusha's five top books about female friendship and B&N Reads's fifteen top books about unforgettable friendships.
--Marshal Zeringue
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