Past loves are like ghosts. They haunt you forever. The stunning new novel from the bestselling author of The Masterpiece and Tuscan Rose. I was war-weary, sad and officially divorced - and that was a recipe for recklessness.Rome, 1951. Veronica Gold is in the city as the correspondent for Vogue magazine. As Italy tries to shake off its dark fascist...

THE TIKTOK SENSATION, NOW REISSUED AS A BEAUTIFUL SPECIAL EDITION FEATURING BUNNY SPRAYED EDGES Meet BUNNY: the darkly funny, spellbinding trip of a novel that EVERYONE is talking about. 'No punches pulled, no hilarities dodged, no meme unmangled. O Bunny you are sooo genius!' MARGARET ATWOOD We call them Bunnies because that is what they call each other. Seriously. Bunny....

Somers's wit is as cool, caustic, and dry as liquid nitrogen TONY TULATHIMUTTE Hilarious BRANDON TAYLOR Compulsively readable JULIA MAY JONAS Two parents. Happily married. Just not to each other. When Cora meets Sam at a baby group in their small town, the chemistry between them is instant and undeniable. But both are happily married, and neither is the type...

One of the greatest classics of Chinese literature One of China's Four Great Classical Novels, Monkey King was written anonymously during the Ming dynasty and is most commonly attributed to Wu Cheng'en, the son of a silk-shop clerk from east China. It recounts a Tang-dynasty monk's quest for Buddhist scriptures, accompanied by an omni-talented kung-fu Monkey King called Sun Wukong;...

Launching a major new paperback series - Penguin English Library. The Penguin English Library edition of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. 'How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?' Elizabeth Gaskell's compassionate, richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded...

The final novel in the spellbinding Tudor novels series from Sunday Times bestselling author, Philippa Gregory The Last Tudor explores the dramatic story of Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for nine days. As her father and his conspirators utilised her position as cousin to the deceased king, they placed her on the throne ahead of the king’s half-sister...

The Pursuit of Love, Mitford's beloved novel, is published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. 'Obsessed with sex!' said Jassy, 'there's nobody so obsessed as you, Linda. Why if I so much as look at a picture you say I'm a pygmalionist.' In the end, we got far more information out of a book called Ducks and Duck...

Launching a major new paperback series - Penguin English Library The Penguin English Library Edition of The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton “It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions” A searing, shocking tale of women as consumer items in a man's world, The House of Mirth...

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung was shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize and is the winner of a PEN/Heim Translation Grant. A woman is haunted by her own bodily waste. A pregnant woman is told she must find a father for her unborn baby or face horrific consequences. A young monster, forced to fight, discovers the extent of his...

Voyager The third novel in the bestselling Outlander series, now a hit TV show. Jamie Fraser is lying on the battlefield of Culloden, where he rises wounded, to face execution or imprisonment. Either prospect pales beside the pain of loss—his wife is gone. Forever. But sometimes forever is shorter than one thinks. In 1746, Claire Fraser made a perilous journey...

THE TOP TEN BESTSELLER. Your sister needs you. But her child needs you more... Fans of Jodi Picoult will love this moving page-turner from Australia's Kelly Rimmer. As children, sisters Lexie and Annie were incredibly close. Bonded by the death of their beloved father, they weathered the storms of life together. As adults, Lexie and Annie could not be more...

Reissue of the unforgettable novel from top ten bestseller Lisa Jewell, with a fabulously refreshed cover perfect for the psych-susp market. You think you have the perfect life. You're successful. Attractive. Well liked. And you've just got married for the third time. But that's OK, because everyone's happy. Your children are happy. You're happy. And so is your new wife....

Choose life. Choose love? The Trainspotting crew fall for rave and romance in the blazing new novel from the No.1 bestseller. It is the late 1980s, the closing years of Thatcher's Britain. For the Trainspotting crew, a new era is about to begin - a time for hope, for love, for raving. Leaving heroin behind and separated after a drug...

Fully restored edition of Anthony Burgess' original text Edited by Andrew BiswellWith a Foreword by Martin Amis Fifteen-year-old Alex likes lashings of ultraviolence. He and his gang of friends rob, kill, and rape their way through a nightmarish future, until the State puts a stop to his riotous excesses. But what will his re-education mean? A dystopian horror, a black...

A beautiful new edition of Elizabeth Strout's tender, brilliant debut novel Amy & Isabelle tells the story of Isabelle Goodrow, who has been living in self-imposed exile with her daughter Amy for 15 years. Shamed by her past and her affair with Amy's father, she has submerged herself in the routine of her dead-end job and her unrequited love for...

Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of A Town Like Alice than about any other novel in the English language... remarkable - John Ezard, Guardian Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of A Town Like Alice than about any other novel in the English language... remarkable - Guardian Jean Paget is just...

The great underwater adventure story by the Father of Science Fiction. In this thrilling adventure tale, three men embark on an epic journey under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo aboard his submarine, the Nautilus. Over the course of their fantastical voyage, they encounter the lost city of Atlantis, the South Pole and the corals of the Red Sea,...

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami is a mesmerising, epic, and utterly involving masterpiece that transports readers to an alternate reality mirroring our own but distinctly different. The year is 1984, but when Aomame, a fitness instructor with a knack for assassination, and Tengo, a mathematics teacher and aspiring novelist, begin to notice subtle but significant changes in their world, they realise...

Two brothers venture across 1950s America in the absorbing New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Gentleman in Moscow. The instant number one New York Times bestseller from the author of Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow. 'Deserves a place alongside Kerouac, Steinbeck and Wolfe as the very best of the genre' - OBSERVER 'An...

Don't miss the third book in the breathtaking new series from the number one bestselling author Santa Montefiore - coming soon! One final show. A love that defies time... "I started this, but truly, I have no idea how to end it without breaking my heart." When Pixie Tate is sent to solve a mystery at the old Aphrodite Theatre...

Irresistible companion piece to Hot Chocolate on Thursday, set in a charming cafe, by the million-copy bestselling brand author of What You Are Looking For is in the Library. The Global Bestseller By the multi-million-copy author of What You Are Looking For is in the Library, for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold Tucked behind the trees in a...

In a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on her gifts to her twin daughters, who, it becomes immediately apparent, have skills far beyond her own. 'NDiaye at her most dazzling' Katie Kitamura 'This is NDiaye at her disquieting best' New York Magazine Lucie comes from a long line of witches, powers passed...

The tie-in edition of the upcoming Disney+ TV adaptation. **THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE** In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to Offred? The Republic of Gilead is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, two girls with radically different...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROver 500,000 copies sold internationallyA BBC Between the Covers Book Club PickA BBC Radio 4 Book at BedtimeWinner of Dymocks Book of the Year‘Sheer joy' GRAHAM NORTON ‘Utterly beautiful … filled with hope’ JOANNA CANNON‘A gorgeous, generous story of kind hearts and kindred spirits’ DAILY MIRRORFrom the author of When God was a Rabbit and Tin...

On a hot summer's day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko's teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery. She's accompanied by Midoriko, who has recently stopped speaking, finding herself unable to deal...

I am the wish child, the future cast in water.Germany, 1939. Two children watch as their parents become immersed in the puzzling mechanisms of power. Sieglinde lives in middle-class Berlin, where her father censors books, cutting out forbidden words like ‘love’ and ‘mercy’. Erich tends beehives in the countryside near Leipzig, under the shadow of questions no one will answer.Watching...

I ADORED THIS NOVEL - NINA STIBBE LOADED WITH MARIA SEMPLE'S SIGNATURE WIT - BONNIE GARMUS Adora Hazzard has it all figured out. A Stoic philosopher and contented divorcee, she relishes her teenage daughter, her job as a moral tutor for an old-money family, and the bliss of finally being solo. She's also quietly assembling a 'coven' of like-minded single...

‘In the realm of Patricia Highsmith and Gone Girl’ — Chelsea Bieker ‘A masterpiece’ — Carmen Maria Machado ---- You want to know who did it, but that was never the question. Or, it was never the right one. Birdie Chang doesn't know much about Whidbey Island, only that it is far. On the ferry, she has an unnerving encounter...

Pre-order the latest book from the Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo – a playful, wise, electric novel taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the next. 'He will be read long after these times have passed' Zadie Smith What...

The heartwarming, magical Japanese bestseller about grief, love, and a cat who will do anything to see his beloved owner again. After a long and happy life with a loving human family, tabby cat Fuuta has passed into the afterlife. But he is not as far from his owner Michiru as it seems. Sometimes the divide between the lands of...

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE FIRST BOOK IN A SENSATIONAL NEW SERIES! 'Remarkable and compelling' JULIAN FELLOWES 'Fantastic, moving and beautifully written' TRACY REES 'Enjoyable and engaging, I loved it!' BARBARA ERSKINE 'A love story to break your heart!' LIZ FENWICK 'Beautifully written, haunting and enchanting' FIONA VALPY 'Irresistible! Full of passion, love and loyalty' CAROL KIRKWOOD...

Pre-order your copy of Faith Hogan’s gripping and poignant new novel, The Sisters of Hope Square, now! SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR BEST POPULAR FICTION NOVEL OF THE YEAR 'A captivating read, written with warmth and elegance, The Bookshop Ladies is the perfect escape!' Evie Woods, author of The Lost Bookshop * From bestselling Irish...

The charming and original story of a small, declining community’s struggle to survive in the shadow of an all-consuming metropolis, from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. All over the world, people sleep blissfully in Traumbett beds. Marvellous feats of German engineering, and made in Hamburg, they’ve successfully cornered...

The Occupation, winner of the 2024 Penguin Literary Prize 'Assured, deft, sophisticated. Chloe Adams is the real deal.' - EMILY BITTO Breathtaking. - SALLY HEPWORTH In the autumn of 1949, two women convene in the parlour of a Melbourne hotel. Tess is married and childless. Mary, unwed and pregnant. Surrendering to the unimaginable, Mary agrees to a life-altering pact –...

Next, dive into TOM LAKE – the breath-taking new novel from Ann Patchett 'Dazzling … life-affirming and compulsively readable' Sunday Times 'Patchett blends wisdom and humanity jointly with the icy forensic gaze of someone not afraid to expose the frailties of human behaviour ... Read it' Jojo Moyes 'An outstanding novel ... a master of her art' Observer It is...

With a bonus story for the paperback edition. You Like It Darker? Fine, so do I,' writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. In 'Danny Coughlin's Bad...

So the day promised fair, and the sea lay like a quilt with the waves tucked under, and the trees wavering like leafless water, cut to fit from a transparent block of blue air and frost. Owls Do Cry tells the story of the Withers family - Francie, who is twelve and about to start work at the woollen mills,...

Comprehensive, encyclopedic, and lucid, this book is a must for all practitioners of the healing arts who want to broaden their understanding. Readers interested in the role of herbs and foods in healing will also find much to learn here, as I have. . . . A fine work. - Annemarie Colbin, author of Food and Healing The promise and...

From the author of The Road and No Country for Old Men comes this trilogy containing All The Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and Cities of The Plain. This handsome edition of McCarthy's completed Border Trilogy in one volume gives the reader one of the most important works of American fiction of the last decades. McCarthy's work is far more than...

Penguin Classics relaunch. Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive young man, falls in love with sweet-natured Lotte. Though he realises that Lotte is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion and his infatuation torments him to the point of despair. The first great 'confessional' novel, it draws both on Goethe's own unrequited love for Charlotte...

The chilling thriller from an international bestselling phenomenon Can you forgive the past? It's 1963 and a young German reporter has been assigned the suicide of a Holocaust survivor. The news story seems straightforward, this is a tragic insight into one man's suffering. But a long-hidden secret is discovered in the pages of the dead man's diary. What follows is...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. “Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee…” Few literary masterpieces cast quite as awesome a shadow as Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Captain...

With real-life echoes of SAS Rogue Heroes – this is an astonishing account of Europe’s biggest major conflict, told through the eyes of a ragbag collection of foreign fighters. Three days after Russian tanks roll into Ukraine, President Volodymr Zelensky issues a desperate appeal for foreign military volunteers to help defend his country. Thousands answer the call from all over...

The ultimate Rome story Fresh from triumph in Britain and Gaul, Caesar is marching on Rome with his legions of hardened veterans. To unseat Pompey, now dictator of the empire, he must make the terrible decision to wage war on his own people. The glory that Julius, Brutus, Mark Antony, and Octavian enjoy is short-lived. There are lands to conquer...

A deep, complex examination of the crucial philosophical questions of human existence, from one of the world's most renowned novelists, now in the beautifully designed Penguin Clothbound series. The Brothers Karamazov states, "The mystery of human existence lies not in staying alive, but in finding something to live for." The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of...

People are disappearing. I spoke to my neighbour yesterday, we laughed at some nonsense, and today he is gone. We only discovered he was missing because the dog wouldn't stop howling and we all knew he would never leave his beloved pet. So I am careful, extremely careful. Two families divided by war. An entire city on the edge of...

The spellbinding new retelling of the Trojan War drawn from the perspective of the fearless women at the heart of it all. 'The story and its characters swept me up and engulfed me, I could not put this one down' - REAL READER REVIEW 'I was glued to it from beginning to end and could not wait to recommend to...

The Sunday Times top 10 bestselling summer read from author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT Over 380,000 copies sold Shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Novel Award 'Addictive. Told with real humanity, warmth, and infectious love' Observer _____ It's July 1976 and London is in the grip of a heatwave. It hasn't rained for months, the gardens are filled with...

Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world. I'm alive inside. A bird is my heart. Mama and Daddy is not win. I'm winning. This is the story of Precious, a sixteen-year-old illiterate Black girl who has never been out of Harlem. Pregnant by her own father for the second...

Spring Snow is the first novel in Mishima's masterful Sea of Fertility tetralogy. Set in Tokyo, 1912, the closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders—rich provincial families, a new and powerful elite. Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family—members of the waning aristocracy—but he is not one of them. Coming...

A boundary-breaking, riveting romance narrative from the seminal Brazilian writer, Clarice Lispector. A lonely woman in Rio de Janeiro makes a connection that will change her life. Ulisses, a mysterious man, has penetrated her soul and turned her inside out. An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures is a devastating novel of the interior, of a woman yearning to love,...

Pale Fire is a novel constructed around the last great poem of a fictional American poet, John Shade, and an account of his death. The poem appears in full, and the narrative develops through the lengthy, and increasingly eccentric, notes by his posthumous editor.

Two sisters living on Martha's Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club— a spectacular novel inspired by true events from the bestselling author of Lilac Girls. 2016 Fresh from her mother's funeral, Mari arrives on Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts to study under the enigmatic painter...

Love, suspense, nature and superstition are woven together in this powerful novel," — MAJA LUNDE, author of The History of Bees "Lars Mytting writes with an insight, empathy and integrity few others can match," — JO NESBO "An exquisitely atmospheric novel. The Bell in the Lake does what fiction promises: to steal you away to another world and ask you,...

A beautiful new edition of one of acclaimed writer Elizabeth Strout's much-loved novels Katherine is only five years old. Struck dumb with grief at her mother's death, it is down to her father, the heartbroken minister Tyler Caskey, to bring his daughter out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family's tragedy. But Tyler Caskey is...

Would you want to know what your colleagues say behind your back? Jolene certainly doesn’t. She’s riddled with anxiety, depressed, and hates her coworkers. The less she knows about them, the better. So when a catastrophic IT mishap grants her access to all of their emails and private messages, she’s initially horrified. The last thing she wants is to be...

Longlisted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize. Shortlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize. A haunting tale of an Africa and an adolescence undergoing tremendous changes by a talented young Nigerian writer. The limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili's world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her repressive and fanatically religious father. Her life is...

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS How strange it is. We have these deep terrible lingering fears about ourselves and the people we love. Yet we walk around, talk to people, eat and drink. We manage to function. The feelings are deep and real. Shouldn't they paralyse us? Jack Gladney is the creator and chairman of Hitler studies at the...

American Gods by Neil Gaiman is an epic blend of modernity and mythology, creating a rich narrative that delves into the heart and soul of America. Shadow Moon has been serving time in prison for three years. His days behind bars are almost over, and freedom is just within his grasp when tragedy strikes – his beloved wife dies in...

Take Two is that rare and special thing, a novel that is effortless to read - I sped through it in a day - but is also emotionally genuine and original. Danielle Hawkins is a natural storyteller with a light touch and she doesn't shy away from the gritty and the real. She is New Zealand's very own version of...

Jonas Jonasson is back with another irresistible adventure, this time set in nineteenth century Sweden. After his father’s death is caused by the greedy and cunning Count Bielkegren, Algot Olsson is left with nothing to his name, except for a potato field and a homemade still to make liquor. But Algot is smart, ambitious and resourceful, and it’s not long...

A Rose of Blood and Binding is the third instalment in the enchanting, sexy romantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Claire Legrand, perfect for readers of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer Armentrout. New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn, Claire Legrand, delights in this thrilling conclusion to the steamy, lush, and epic Middlemist trilogy, perfect for fans of...

In The News From Dublin, a beautiful collection of short stories from the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island, Colm Tóibín delves into the days and nights of those living far from home. A woman in Galway hears of the death of her son in the First World War. An Irishman seeks anonymity in Barcelona, haunted by crimes he...

Calcutta, September 1969 Varsha Gupta wants fish for her lunch. Her family can't understand it; the three-year-old has never tasted fish in her life. The Guptas are strict vegetarians and don't allow it inside their Calcutta mansion. But Varsha claims she can remember another life, a mud house by a river where she caught and cooked fish with a different...

A powerful story, beautifully told M.L. STEDMAN Exquisitely written and deeply human CHRIS CLEAVE Far-reaching, but also intimate and intensely personal… will stay with me FLORENCE KNAPP A dazzling literary achievement that brings to life the shattering emotional impact of World War Two on ordinary people. Cambridge, 1942 Twins Tessa and Theo had always shared everything – until the summer...

One of the world's most popular books is now available in a glorious gift edition. Written originally as European societies became enthralled by the idea of travel and exploration, The Swiss Family Robinson has become a timeless classic, read by every generation since then. This stunning new edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers, and gilded edges. The...

GOOD BREEDING IS EVERYTHING. 'Razor-sharp and deliciously wry' COCO MELLORS 'Funny, tender, but with so many thrillingly dark moments. OBSESSED' HEATHER DARWENT An astonishing portrait of a city on the brink of a dizzying new era and a story about a young woman who will do anything to infiltrate the rarefied world of New York's fashion elite. New York City,...

For fans of Kate Quinn and The Nightingale, a gripping story of a young Jewish girl who joins an elite Russian sniper unit and embarks on a mission targeting the highest prize of World War II: Adolph Hitler. With the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, Elena Bruskina’s world collapses. The ambitious university student and her Jewish family are quickly...

A fresh new commemorative edition - with exclusive bonus content - of Liane Moriarty's bestselling BIG LITTLE LIES, which was also adapted into a hugely successful HBO series.Parents behaving badly...a tragic accident...or murder? What isn't in doubt is that someone is dead.Madeline is a force to be reckoned with: witty, noisy and passionate. She remembers everything and forgives no one.Celeste...

Oh my goodness. If I could give this book 6 stars out of 5 I would ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of those books that will stay with me for years and decades to come... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grabbed my heart and wouldn't let go! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A joy to read ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ _____________________________________________________________ A temple city in lush southern India, Madurai is bustling with pilgrims and...

A story of loss and grief, sex and love, and refusing to relinquish dreams. He said he would understand if it was too much for me, that I could leave him, that I was young, I should be living. I said to him, I am living. Johnny Grant faces stark life decisions. Seeking answers, he looks back to his relationship...

In this classic collection of four novellas, the grand master takes you on irresistible journeys into the far reaches of horror, heartache, and hope. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is the story of two men convicted of murder—one guilty, one innocent—who form the perfect partnership as they dream up a scheme to escape from prison. In Apt Pupil, a golden...

In the dying days of the Roman republic, a remarkable woman steps out of the shadows and beyond the boundaries imposed on her sex, driven by an unstoppable ambition. Kaarina Parker's stunning debut novel, told in the compelling voice of this brilliant woman from history, brings Fulvia and the society in which she lived vividly to life. Born into a...

'A cracking story and characters that zing from the page. Totally immersive' LIZ TRENOW 'A master storyteller' SANTA MONTEFIORE The Forest of Vanishing Stars tells the story of Yona, who has used her knowledge of the wilderness to help hundreds of Jews escape the Nazis. But what happens when a secret from her past emerges and threatens everything? After being...

"Normality is the creepiest madness there is..." From the author of the bestselling literary sensations Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings comes a surprising and highly imaginative story set in a version of Japan where sex between married couples has vanished and all children are born by artificial insemination. Sayaka Murata has proven herself to be one of the most exciting...

Explore Stoker's world of excitement, temptation, and fear in this luxe edition of Dracula. A mysterious Count resides in a Transylvania castle, and it's Jonathan Harker's duty to help him find a residence in London. The standard for gothic horror, Bram Stoker's Dracula uncovers the secrets of the Prince of Darkness and his lust for the blood of Jonathan's friends....

The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology. Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, it tells ancient stories of the Norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves, and elves struggle for survival. It also preserves...

J. M. Barrie’s classic children's story is reimagined in this delightful full-colour deluxe edition filled with all-new illustrations and ten removable features specially designed by MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter films. For more than a century, the adventures of Peter Pan—the boy who can fly and never grows up—and Wendy Darling have captured...

Now a Netflix film directed by Charlie Kaufman. Jake and his girlfriend are on a drive to visit his parents at their remote farm. After dinner at the family home, things begin to get worryingly strange. When he leaves her stranded in a snowstorm at an abandoned high school later that night, what follows is a chilling exploration of psychological...

With an introduction and notes by Terence Brown Dubliners, Joyce's first major work, was written when he was only twenty-five, bringing his city to the world for the first time. His stories are rooted in the rich detail of Dublin life, portraying ordinary, often defeated lives with unflinching realism. He writes of social decline, sexual desire and exploitation, corruption, and...