Susan Minot Books

Exploring the complexities of love and self-discovery, this novel follows a woman who embarks on a passionate affair during her mid-life. As she navigates the challenges of relationships and personal fulfillment, the story delves into themes of desire, identity, and the transformative power of love. Through her journey, readers witness the emotional highs and lows that accompany a late-blooming romance, ultimately reflecting on the richness of life’s unexpected turns.

From the author of "Monkeys" and "Lust and Other Stories", this novel encapsulates the experience of misguided love.

The book has achieved national bestseller status, indicating its widespread popularity and critical acclaim. It likely features engaging storytelling, compelling characters, or thought-provoking themes that resonate with a broad audience. Readers can expect a captivating narrative that reflects contemporary issues or timeless human experiences, making it a must-read for those seeking an impactful literary experience.

Exploring the emotional intricacies of young New Yorkers, the author employs a lyrical style to reveal profound truths through seemingly simple narratives. The stories delve into the dynamics of relationships, highlighting the challenges and aspirations of lovers who understand their desires yet struggle with the complexities of maintaining connections. This collection serves as a poignant reflection on desire and loss, capturing the delicate moments that define human interactions.

The long-awaited novel from the best-selling, award-winning author of 'Evening' is a literary tour de force set in war-torn Africa.

Now ailing and surrounded by her children, sixty-five-year-old Ann Grant Lord reminisces about a glorious summer weekend some forty years earlier during which she met and lost the love of her life. Reissue. (A Focus Features film, releasing Summer 2007, directed by Lajos Koltai, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Patrick Wilson, Eileen Atkins, Mamie Gummer, Natasha Richardson, & Hugh Dancy) (General Fiction)

"In each of these stories Minot explores the difficult geometry of human relations, the lure of love and physical desire, and the lifelong quest for meaning and connection. Her characters are all searching for truth, in feeling and in action, as societal norms are upended and justice and coherence flounder"--

A powerful, sensuous new novel from the critically acclaimed author of ‘Evening’.'Mesmerising.' Vogue 'The bedspread was sloughing off the foot of the bed, the white sheets were as flat as paper. This is not what she'd pictured when she asked him over for lunch today. It really wasn't.'Taking one single interlude – two bodies entwined on a bed at midday, lovers rekindling an old affair – Susan Minot's new novel chronicles a relationship from the alternating perspectives of a man and a women.Thoughts cascade through Benjamin's mind, memories of the chest thumping moment when he first met Kay; of the night they shared under the mosquito net on the pink bed in Oaxaca; and of his fiancé, Vanessa, and the simple choices that face him. Memories unspool in Kay's mind too. She recalls the dangerous lure of Benjamin, the man who drove her scepticism away; the dread and the thrill of the first night they spent together; and now she asks herself, how has she let him slip back into her life like this?Graphic, provocative and reminiscent of Hanif Kureishi ‘Intimacy’, Susan Minot's striking novel dissects a love affair in breathtaking detail.