HomecomingHomecoming
What it's about
On Christmas Eve 1959, in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, a delivery man makes a terrible discovery beside a creek on the grounds of a grand mansion: a family, dead, in one of the state's most shocking murder cases. Sixty years later, Jess, a journalist in London, returns to Sydney when her grandmother falls ill, and discovers the case is connected to her own family.
Why it's worth reading
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. It's a long, absorbing family mystery.
You'll love it if you liked
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
The Night She Disappeared
The Frozen RiverGood to know
It's long and moves between timelines.
By the numbers
- Readers46 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller38 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Why it made the list
Reads as
Gripping, Epic
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Quick answers
Is Homecoming worth reading?
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. Its Must-Read Score is 64.2 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Homecoming about?
On Christmas Eve 1959, in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, a delivery man makes a terrible discovery beside a creek on the grounds of a grand mansion: a family, dead, in one of the state's most shocking murder cases. Sixty years later, Jess, a journalist in London, returns to Sydney when her grandmother falls ill, and discovers the case is connected to her own family.
How long does it take to read Homecoming?
About 16 hours (656 pages), or about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after Homecoming?
If you liked it, try The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry, The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell or The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.