The Infamous Gilberts
Readers of Tomaski’s immersive multigenerational saga will be pulled into the lives of the Gilbert family. Recommended for fans of big English novels about people who cannot help themselves.
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Tomaski debuts with a fresh story of an eccentric English family and its crumbling manor ... Readers may initially struggle with the multiple story lines and crowded cast of characters, but the narrative coheres as Tomaski reveals the backstabbing, mental illness, and other problems that brought about the estate’s decline ... Along the way, Tomaski imbues the narrative with pathos and wit ('A woman scorned is nothing compared to the girl whose lover suddenly has a reputation for bad breath'). Patient readers will find much to enjoy.
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If Shirley Jackson moved The Addams Family to the English countryside, something like this dark, tongue-in-cheek epic might result ... Tomaski’s archly but deeply gothic debut is presented in the form of a house tour, conducted by an enigmatic man named Maximus, eventually revealed to have played a role in the events ... This distinctive debut introduces a wickedly weird new talent.
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