In London, three women - teenage Perdita Lee, her mother Harriet, a teacher, and her sardonic grandmother Margot - plod through lessons and neighborhood meetings, living off gingerbread baked from a recipe they’ve used since Harriet’s childhood in Druhástrana.
Helen Oyeyemi’s new novel, “Gingerbread,” is a masquerade of its own, a loose re-imagining of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, each character clothed in an array of disguises. A runaway bestseller, this whimsical book tapped European folklore, a fresh twist on old legends. In 1979, British author Kit Williams published “Masquerade,” a blend of child’s fable and quirky illustrations that promised a literal treasure to the reader who could solve its intricate puzzle.
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