Jada Henry’s debut novel, The Principles of Good Taste and Ornament, was released in July 2020. The novel follows societal prescriptions assigned to women in a thrilling tale. She wrote her novel to explore the expected functionality of the average woman in a misogynistic society that enables restrictive ideals. This story scratches the surface of what lies beneath the collective identity of what it should mean to be a woman versus what it actually is for each unique identity.

Whispers awash over manicured hedges as the familial dynamic of a seemingly blissful suburban household is tilted. Unravel the shadowed truths behind the Moore family in this thriller as a slice of the good life meets a slice of mystery.

This is an ornamental truth. Something terrible has happened in the Moore household. “I heard she did it on purpose...”
Ann Moore, is a chiseled wife, mother, and hostess modeled as what every woman should yearn to be. She is pressured into perfection but shines like a diamond. She maneuvers a man's world strategically until one summer evening cracks the facade that is her reality. A new nanny, Stasia, is hired by the Moore family to assist the family following the inconspicuous incident. Stasia develops an instant admiration for Mrs. Moore, but soon becomes swept up in her mystique and what truly lies beneath. The Principles of Good Taste and Ornament scorches the blissful American Dream into a nightmare.

The Principles of Good Taste and Ornament is available for purchase on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

“Jada Henry is the voice of a new generation of women who leave no apologies and takes no prisoners. Her words ignite a fire inside you that women have felt since the beginning of time.” - Pei Ja Anderson, Author of Consequences of Flight

“The Principles of Good Taste and Ornament is a truthful and baring story with characters that every reader has ‘met’ at one point in their life or another. It is elegant and raw.” -Samantha Finley, Author of Shades

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781641379359

Publisher: Jada Henry

Publication date:07/27/2020

Pages:174

Product dimensions:5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.37(d)