Monica Pareschi Books

Claire Keegan, an acclaimed author, presents her groundbreaking novel, 'Small Things Like These', a stirring narrative of a man's bravery and a captivating depiction of love and family.

Shirley Jackson’s beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family’s dark secretTaking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate. This edition features a new introduction by Jonathan Lethem.

Anappara creates an endearing and highly engaging narrator to navigate us through the dark underbelly of modern India' Observer We children are not just stories. We live. Come and see. Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality cop shows, thinks he's smarter than his friend Pari (even though she always gets top marks) and considers himself to be a better boss than Faiz (even though Faiz is the one with a job). When a boy at school goes missing, Jai decides to use the crime-solving skills he has picked up from episodes of Police Patrol to find him. With Pari and Faiz by his side, Jai ventures into some of the most dangerous parts of the sprawling Indian city; the bazaar at night, and even the railway station at the end of the Purple Line. But kids continue to vanish, and the trio must confront terrified parents, an indifferent police force and soul-snatching djinns in order to uncover the truth.

A new edition of Michel Faber's bestselling blockbuster - tying into a fabulous TV adaptation

Frances Lennox ladles out dinner every night to the motley, exuberant, youthful crew assembled around her hospitable tableher two sons and their friends, girlfriends, ex-friends, and ftesh-off-the-street friends. It's the early 1960s and certainly "everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds." Except financial circumstances demand that Frances and her sons Eve with her proper ex-mother-in-law. And her ex-husband, Comrade Johnny, has just dumped his second wife's problem child at Frances's feet. And the world's political landscape has suddenly become surreal beyond imagination.... Set against the backdrop of the decade that changed the world forever, The Sweetest Dream is a riveting look at a group of people who dared to dream-and faced the inevitable cleanup afterward -- from one of the greatest writers of our time.

All Lina wanted was to be desired. How did she end up in a marriage with two children and a husband who wouldn't touch her? All Maggie wanted was to be understood. How did she end up in a relationship with her teacher and then in court, a hated pariah in her small town? All Sloane wanted was to be admired. How did she end up a sexual object of men, including her husband, who liked to watch her have sex with other men and women? Three Women is a record of unmet needs, unspoken thoughts, disappointments, hopes and unrelenting obsessions

Sixteen-year-old Nomi Nickel dreams of escaping her Mennonite town, East Village, Manitoba, to join the vibrant world of Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull in New York City. Instead, she faces a life confined by strict rules imposed by her uncle Hans, known as The Mouth of Darkness. With no train, bar, or exciting job opportunities, the town offers only menial work at the local abattoir or pioneer village. Nomi grapples with the loss of her sister Tash and mother Trudie, who left three years prior. Living with her well-meaning but neglectful father, Ray, a church elder, they cope with their grief in contrasting ways—Ray seeks order through late-night reorganizations of the city dump, while Nomi embraces chaos through rebellion, drugs, and music. Nomi's narrative shifts between her troubled present and memories of happier times, revealing her struggles against the oppressive traditions of her community. As she skips school, hangs out on Suicide Hill, and explores her sexuality, she reflects on family, faith, and love. Her journey leads her to confront her grief and the hypocrisy around her, culminating in a poignant climax. Despite the weight of her losses, Nomi clings to hope and the possibility of a future beyond her constraints. This novel has garnered critical acclaim, highlighting Nomi as a deeply relatable character within a stark, silent world.

Quando, nel 1956, l’editore londinese Macmillan comprò il primo romanzo di una giovane autrice sconosciuta, I consolatori , si rese subito conto di aver fatto una scelta molto ardita. Così, temendo che fosse «troppo difficile» per il pubblico del tempo, esitò un anno prima di darlo alle stampe. Muriel Spark non si stupì particolarmente del ritardo: forse, dentro di sé, sapeva già di essere, secondo le parole di John Updike, «uno dei pochi scrittori che abbiano abbastanza risorse, coraggio e grinta da modificare la macchina della narrativa». Oggi qualunque lettore, avvezzo o meno ai suoi romanzi più celebri, non potrà che soccombere allo charme che si sprigiona dalla sublime eccentricità dei consolatori (o persecutori?) che popolano queste pagine: una nonna contrabbandiera, un libraio satanista, un giovane cronista con la vocazione del detective, e un’eroina che ha il sommo cruccio di sapersi personaggio di un romanzo. Li seguiremo, avvinti ed esilarati, fra storie d’amore, ricatti e terribili vendette in un intreccio prodigo di suspense e sortilegi. Un intreccio che dovette colpire anche Evelyn Waugh, se si risolse a scrivere a un’amica: «Mi sono state mandate le bozze del geniale romanzo di una signora che si chiama Muriel Spark. La protagonista è una scrittrice cattolica che soffre di allucinazioni. Il libro uscirà presto e sono sicuro che tutti penseranno che l’abbia scritto io. Vi prego di smentire».