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Stella Duffy

    Stella Duffy crafts narratives that delve into the complexities of human relationships and societal issues with a distinctive perspective. Her prose is marked by penetrating psychological depth and a unique narrative style that draws readers into her stories. Through masterfully drawn characters and rich, atmospheric descriptions, she explores themes of identity, loss, and the search for meaning. Duffy stands as a significant author whose work resonates with both intellectual and emotional power.

    Stella Duffy
    London Lies Beneath
    State of Happiness
    Lullaby Beach
    The Purple Shroud
    33/East: London Boroughs Shorts
    Fresh Flesh
    • 2021

      Lullaby Beach

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      3.9(30)Add rating

      A compelling novel about family secrets and the legacy of trauma, set against the changing fortunes of an English seaside town, from award-winning writer Stella Duffy.

      Lullaby Beach
    • 2018

      Money in the Morgue

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.5(42)Add rating

      Roderick Alleyn is back in this unique crime novel begun by Ngaio Marsh during the Second World War and now completed by Stella Duffy in a way that has delighted reviewers and critics alike.

      Money in the Morgue
    • 2017

      The BP Portrait Award , now in its thirty - eighth year, is one of Britain's most prestigious art prizes , and is the leading showcase for artists throughout the world specialising in portraiture. In 201 6 more than 18 5 ,000 peopl e visited the exhibition based on the competition open to all artists aged eighteen and over from around the world. The catalogue features fifty works from an international list of artists, whi ch together display a diverse range of styles and painterly techniques. It also includes an essay, an illustrated interview with the previous year's Travel Award winner and interviews with the prizewinners by Richard McClure, which give further insight int o the artists behind the portraits.

      BP Portrait Award 2017
    • 2017

      London Lies Beneath

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.7(28)Add rating

      A compelling historical novel set in south London 1912 - based on a true story

      London Lies Beneath
    • 2017

      The Hidden Room

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.2(211)Add rating

      A gripping psychological suspense novel from CWA Dagger award-winning Stella Duffy.

      The Hidden Room
    • 2014

      This long-awaited collection brings together a selection of Stella Duffy's award-winning short fiction. It includes stories written for radio, here in print for the first time since they were broadcast, and highlights the terrific range and variety of her writing.

      Everything Is Moving, Everything Is Joined
    • 2013
    • 2012

      It's Dark in London

      • 136 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
      2.8(33)Add rating

      Its Dark in London features the work of Alan Moore, NeilGaiman, David McKean, Ilya, Carol Swain, Dix, Melinda Gebbie, in tandem with the stories of London writers like Iain Sinclair,Graeme Gordon, Christopher Petit and Stella Duffy. This fusion produces a portrait of London that captures the city's fundamental essence as an exquisite mixture of lofty towers and gutter sleaze, of suburban gentility and urban depravity, of private vices and public philanthropy.

      It's Dark in London
    • 2011

      Theodora

      • 344 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.7(102)Add rating

      A brilliant new novel from the author of Singling out the Couples, State of Happiness and Parallel Lies

      Theodora
    • 2010

      33/East: London Boroughs Shorts

      • 244 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      In a unique take on the London anthology, 33 East and 33 West feature 1 brand new short story for each of London's 33 boroughs. From Havering to Hillingdon, Bexley to Brent. These are stories of movement and change that capture the individuality of each borough and the diversity of London better than any camera. Published in two volumes, 33 is an unparalleled achievement. This is no small feat. This is London.

      33/East: London Boroughs Shorts