Destined for Literary Glory
The Marriage Plot: Are the great love stories of the nineteenth century dead? Or can there
be a new story, written for today and alive to the realities of
feminism, sexual freedom, prenups, and divorce? With devastating wit and
an abiding understanding of and affection for his characters, Jeffrey
Eugenides revives the motivating energies of the Novel, while creating a
story so contemporary and fresh that it reads like the intimate journal
of our own lives. Order here and receive our exclusive 25% NY Times Hardcover Bestseller discount
The Cat's Table: In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy boards a ship bound for England. As the narrative moves between the decks and holds of a ship bound for England and the boy’s adult years, it tells a spellbinding story—by turns poignant and electrifying—about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage. Order here
The Stranger's Child: From the Man Booker Prize–winning author of The Line of Beauty: a magnificent, century-spanning saga about a love triangle that spawns a myth, and a family mystery, across generations. Rich with Hollinghurst’s signature gifts—haunting sensuality, delicious wit and exquisite lyricism—The Stranger’s Child
is a tour de force: a masterly novel about the lingering power of
desire, how the heart creates its own history, and how legends are made. Order here
1Q84: A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell’s—1Q84 is Haruki Murakami’s most ambitious undertaking yet: an instant best seller in his native Japan, and a tremendous feat of imagination from one of our most revered contemporary writers. Order here
