Emma Cline writes literary fiction about youth, power and the unsettling social dynamics that develop around charismatic or privileged people. The Girls follows Evie Boyd, a lonely teenager in late-1960s California who becomes fascinated by a group of young women attached to a dangerous commune leader, drawing on the atmosphere around the Manson era without simply retelling it. The Guest follows a young woman moving through wealthy Long Island social circles after losing the protection of an older partner. Cline's prose is cool, close and psychologically observant, with tension built through social unease rather than conventional mystery plotting. Her work fits contemporary literary fiction, coming-of-age fiction and dark social drama. The Girls is the clearest introduction to Cline's interest in adolescent susceptibility and group power, while The Guest stays with one protagonist over a compressed period and builds tension from her increasingly precarious position among wealthy strangers. Read more Less
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