Loved and Missed
- 208 pages
- 8 hours of reading
The exquisite and heart-breaking exploration of love and loss, ` a gentle masterpiece' highly-praised by reviewers ranging from Philippa Perry, Richard Coles, Andrew O'Hagan, Joan Bakewell.
Susie Boyt Books
Susie Boyt crafts narratives that delve into the intricate relationships between characters, exploring themes of identity and self-discovery. Her distinctive style offers profound psychological insight, adept at illuminating the inner lives of her protagonists. Boyt approaches her writing with a deep understanding of the human experience, her works often reflecting the layered nature of life where personal history intertwines with a broader search for meaning. Her literary contribution lies in her candid yet poetic portrayal of everyday existence.
A wonderful and startling novel about the havoc and pain, healing and love that comes with growing up in a family. Like A.L. Kennedy and Ali Smith, Susie Boyt is an exquisite writer, thoughtful and truly original.
An irresistible mixture of memoir, biography, cultural analysis, experiment and hero-worship about one person's enduring obsession. Anniversary Edition with new preface published to coincide with the new film, Judy, starring Rene Zellweger.
The Last Hope of Girls
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Newly installed as resident caretaker of four half-derelict West End flats, Martha Brazil can scarcely believe her luck. After years of stuffy bedsits and suburban flatshares, the future seems electric with the promise of renovation and repair. Surely, anything might happen to a girl who embraces it with gusto...But even in her new home painful memories will of a high-handed father, a mother willing to embrace only the chronically dispossessed, and a beloved brother whose antics have estranged him from the family.
The new novel from the author of The Small Hours
The Normal Man
- 184 pages
- 7 hours of reading
