Sarah Perry

A story of love and astronomy told over the course of twenty years through the lives of two improbable best friends. LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 A story of love and astronomy told over the course of twenty years through the lives of two improbable best friends. 'Gorgeous... Ethereal' - GUARDIAN 'A book with cosmic reach' - FINANCIAL TIMES...

Enlightenment by Sarah Perry is longlisted for the Booker Prize 2024. It is a captivating story of love and astronomy, unfolding over twenty years through the lives of two improbable best friends. Thomas Hart and Grace Macaulay have spent their entire lives in the small Essex town of Aldleigh. Despite being separated in age by three decades, they are kindred...

The number one bestseller and British Book Awards Book of the Year London 1893. When Cora Seaborne's controlling husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. Along with her son Francis—a curious, obsessive boy—she leaves town for Essex, in the hope that fresh air and open space will provide refuge. On...

In Sarah Perry's picture book If . . ., take a fantastical journey through an inspiring world where anything can happen: Leaves turn into fish, cats fly with wings, humans have tails, frogs eat rainbows, and dreams become visible. First published in 1995, Sarah Perry's delightful picture book of surreal possibilities was the Getty's first children’s title and remains a...

An unflinching and profoundly moving account of caring until death, from Booker-Prize-longlisted Sarah Perry. Please read this book. It may very well change how you live – Rachel Clarke I was spellbound – Kathryn Mannix Death of an Ordinary Man is an unforgettable account of this universal aspect of life. It is not a book about grief; it is a...

Soon to be a TV series starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston. London, 1893. When Cora Seaborne's controlling husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. Along with her son Francis—a curious, obsessive boy—she leaves town for Essex, in the hope that fresh air and open space will provide refuge. On...

From the bestselling author of The Essex Serpent Longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award Winner of the East Anglian Book of the Year Award 2014 One hot summer's day, John Cole decides to leave his life behind. He shuts up the bookshop no one ever comes to and drives out of London. When his car breaks down and he...

Winner of the Nero Book Award for Non-Fiction, an unflinching and profoundly moving account of caring until death, from the Sunday Times bestselling author. WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026 'Please read this book. It may very well change how you live' - Rachel Clarke 'Filled with love...I was spellbound'...

Observer best fiction book of the year 2018 Shortlisted for the 2019 Dylan Thomas Prize Oh friend, take my hand - I've been so lonely! One winter night in Prague, Helen Franklin encounters her friend Karel, half-mad with fear. He has come into possession of a mysterious old manuscript, filled with testimonies that speak to Helen from 17th-century England, wartime...

Eight Ghosts features eight authors who were granted exclusive access to their chosen English Heritage site, ranging from medieval castles to a Cold War nuclear bunker. Immersed in historical atmospheres and chilled by rumours of hauntings, they channelled their imaginations into a series of extraordinary new ghost stories. Following these tales by the contemporary writers, there is a section by...