Gingerbread
Gingerbread is a 2019 fairy-tale retelling and mythic fiction novel by Helen Oyeyemi. It deals with mothers and daughters, friendship, family secrets and fairy tales.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 14 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.
It runs to roughly 288 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2020 — Best Fantasy Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Gingerbread?
Gingerbread was written by Helen Oyeyemi and first published in 2019.
What genre is Gingerbread?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Myth & Legend Fiction.
How long is Gingerbread?
The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Gingerbread?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Penelopiad, Wicked and Circe.
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