The End Of Alice
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A macabre and thrilling look at the vagaries of desire and its terrible consequences
Homes A.M. Books
A.M. Homes delves into the intricate landscapes of human relationships, exploring profound themes of identity, family, and belonging. Her prose is celebrated for its sharp psychological insight and an unflinching examination of the human condition. The author masterfully weaves narratives that often blur the lines of reality, challenging readers to confront the structures that shape us. Her distinctive literary voice is both provocative and deeply resonant, establishing her as a significant voice in contemporary literature.
On the day that Homes was born in 1961, she was given up for adoption. Thirty years later, out of the blue, Homes was contacted by a lawyer on behalf of her birth mother, and they began to correspond; her biological father contacted her soon after. These two individuals and their effect on the adult Homes are strange and unexpected.
The dazzling new state-of-the-nation novel from one of America's most significant contemporary writers and winner of the Women's Prize for May We Be Forgiven, which explores the makings of our political times.
Jack
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Jack is a teenager who wants nothing more than to be normal - even if being normal means having divorced parents and a rather strange best friend. But when Jack's father takes him out in a rowboat on Lake Watchmayoyo and tells his son that he's gay, nothing will ever be normal again.
In a Country of Mothers
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
For Claire Roth, an established psychotherapist with an adoring husband and children, the lines between friendship and family, between love and compulsion, begin to lose their focus when she meets a new patient.
