Lauren Groff Book order (chronological)

Celebrated author Lauren Groff curates a collection of the year's finest short stories, showcasing a diverse array of voices and styles. This anthology highlights exceptional narratives that reflect contemporary themes and powerful storytelling. With selections that resonate with readers, the compilation serves as a testament to the art of short fiction, making it a must-read for enthusiasts of the genre.

Bohaterkami opowiadań w tym debiutanckim zbiorze są fascynujące kobiety, które stają w obliczu niespodziewanych wydarzeń i są zaplątane w wir historii. Wśród nich znajduje się dziewczyna z farmy zakochana w bogatym playboyu, adwokatka, która poświęca karierę na rzecz dzieci i zaczyna kurs twórczego pisania, oraz dziennikarka uciekająca z wojennego Paryża na prowincję. Siedemnastoletnia pływaczka pragnie wyrwać się z małego miasteczka, a mażoretka z Pensylwanii szuka miejsca w męskim świecie. Opowieści te ukazują ludzi pozornie bezsilnych, którzy potrafią zmieniać otaczający ich świat. Zbiór łączy motyw metamorfozy bohaterów oraz ich otoczenia, utraconych iluzji i często niespodziewanego szczęścia lub tragedii. To wielokrotnie nagradzane opowiadania autorki, mistrzyni krótkiej formy, której twórczość rozgrywa się w różnych okresach XX wieku, nie tylko w Stanach Zjednoczonych, ale także we Francji i Argentynie. Groff potrafi pisać w sposób subtelny i precyzyjny, tworząc portrety odważnych kobiet. Jej proza jest doskonała, a niektóre historie, jak ta o dziennikarzach uciekających z okupowanego Paryża, są wyjątkowe.

Rediscover the masterful stories of a midcentury artist whose multifaceted portraits of women were generations ahead of her time “A stunning, crystalline collection.” —Vogue Nancy Hale was considered one of the preeminent short story artists of her era, a prolific writer whose long association with The New Yorker rivaled that of her contemporary John Cheever. But few readers today will recognize her name. Acclaimed author Lauren Groff has selected twenty-five of Hale's best stories, presented here in the first career-spanning edition of this astonishingly gifted writer's work. These stories seem ahead of their time in their depiction of women--complicated characters, sometimes fragile, possibly wicked, often remarkable in their apparent ordinariness, from an adolescent girl in Connecticut driven into delirium over her burgeoning sexuality in "Midsummer," to a twenty-something New Yorker experiencing culture shock during a visit to a friend's house in Virginia in "That Woman," to a New England widow in search of alcohol while babysitting her grandson in "Flotsam." Other stories touch on memories of childhood, the intense trauma of electroshock therapy, and the spectre of white supremacy. Haunting, vivid, and subversive in the best sense, Where the Light Falls is nothing less than a major literary rediscovery.

The other side of Gatsby: rediscover this sensational bestseller that unveiled the Jazz Age from the flappers' perspective Ranging from posh Beacon Hill to go-go New York City to stately Virginia, a sweeping coming-of-age story of three women's lives, loves, and ambitions in the 1920s, '30s and '40s An uncompromising literary portrait of the interior lives of women, The Prodigal Women was an explosive hit when published in 1942, the scent of scandal propelling it to the bestseller list. It tells the intertwined stories of Leda March, a lonely New England schoolgirl, and Betsy and Maizie Jekyll, daughters of a transplanted Virginia clan who upend Boston society, tracing their friendship from adolescence into adulthood, through childhood bullying, a string of abusive marriages, dangerous liaisons, botched abortions, and feminist awakenings, with Leda ultimately turning her back on love and desire and embracing her own mysterious inner strength. Fascinating and gripping, The Prodigal Women was a crucial influence on such later works as Mary McCarthy’s The Group and Jacqueline Susann‘s Valley of the Dolls, and it remains powerfully resonant today.

In a world where time is both a precious commodity and a source of conflict, the narrative explores the lives of characters grappling with their pasts and the choices that define them. Themes of love, regret, and the quest for redemption intertwine as the protagonists navigate a society that measures worth in moments. The story delves into the impact of fleeting connections and the significance of seizing opportunities, ultimately highlighting the transformative power of a single instant in shaping one's destiny.

NOW AVAILABLE TO PREORDER- the new historical novel from the bestselling author of Fates and Furies 'Luminous, divine, her masterpiece' DAISY JOHNSON 'A thrillingly vivid, adventurous story about women and power that will blow readers' minds. Left me gasping.' EMMA DONOGHUE __________________________________ MEET THE INDOMITABLE MARIE DE FRANCE Born from a long line of female warriors and crusaders, yet too coarse, too wild, too rough-hewn for 12th-century courtly life, Marie de France is cast from the royal court. To her dismay, she is sent to the muddy fields of Angleterre to take up her new duty as the prioress of an impoverished abbey. The abbey is a dreadful place- its inhabitants are on the brink of starvation, beset by disease, stoic and stern, yet plagued with an unholy tendency to gossip. Marie cannot help but pine for the decadence and comfort of France; her secret lover Cecily, her queen Eleanor, and the very court that had spited her. Yet Marie soon realises that, though she may be tied to a life of duty, she wields more power than she could have imagined. With the fearlessness that has always set her apart, she inspires her new sisterhood to awaken their spirits and finally claim what is theirs. A dazzling work of literature, Matrix gathers currents of violence, sensuality and ecstasy in a mesmerising portrait of consuming passion and womanhood.

Praise for Fates and Furies : Lauren Groff is a writer of rare gifts, and Fates and Furies is an unabashedly ambitious novel that delivers-with comedy, tragedy, well-deployed erudition and unmistakable glimmers of brilliance throughout. -The New York Times Book Review (cover review) Fates and Furies is a clear-the-ground triumph. -Ron Charles, The Washington Post [Fates and Furies] is a stunning 360-degree view of a complex relationship. . . . There's almost nothing that [Groff is] not interested in and her skill set is breathtaking. . . . It's an incredibly ambitious work, she writes like her hands are on fire. -Richard Russo, NPR's Morning Edition The book is a master class in best lines. . . . It's that good. That beautiful. Occasionally, that stunning. -NPR.org [A] rich, tricky novel . . . Groff is a fantastically vivid writer . . . it's hard to stop reading. -Entertainment Weekly

"From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Monsters of Templeton and Arcadia, an exhilarating novel about marriage, creativity, art, and perception. Fates and Furies is a literary masterpiece that defies expectation. A dazzling examination of a marriage, it is also a portrait of creative partnership written by one of the best writers of her generation. Every story has two sides. Every relationship has two perspectives. And sometimes, it turns out, the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets. At the core of this rich, expansive, layered novel, Lauren Groff presents the story of one such marriage over the course of twenty-four years. At age twenty-two, Lotto and Mathilde are tall, glamorous, madly in love, and destined for greatness. A decade later, their marriage is still the envy of their friends, but with an electric thrill we understand that things are even more complicated and remarkable than they have seemed. With stunning revelations and multiple threads, and in prose that is vibrantly alive and original, Groff delivers a deeply satisfying novel about love, art, creativity, and power that is unlike anything that has come before it. Profound, surprising, propulsive, and emotionally riveting, it stirs both the mind and the heart"

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATES AND FURIESIn the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, on the grounds of a decaying mansion called Arcadia House, a few dozen idealists set out to live off the land. He needs to find a way to live in the world beyond Arcadia, but can he let go of the past to forge a new start?

Presents a volume of nine stories that reflects the use of different styles and structures, including a recreation of the tale of Abelard and Heloise during the 1918 New York flu epidemic, and the experiences of a group of war correspondents in France

From Lauren Groff, author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling novel The Monsters of Templeton, comes Delicate Edible Birds, one of the most striking short fiction debuts in recent years.

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATES AND FURIESWillie Cooper arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in Templeton, New York in the wake of a disastrous affair with her much older, married archaeology professor.