Peculiar GroundSophisticated and erudite. . . . Hughes Hallett is a natural heir to A. S. Byatt, delivering a densely patterned novel that shimmers with human interest as it probes our cultural story.Wall Street Journal The Costa Award winning author of The Pike makes her literary fiction debut with an extraordinary historical novel in the spirit of Wolf Hall and Atonementa great English country house novel, spanning three centuries, that explores surprisingly

readers can delve into the lives

given her money

” — James Surowiecki

and connected by road-like causeways of crushed stone

One of the most accomplished and outspoken actors today chronicles the highs and lows of his life in this beautifully written

We need to harness fear and put it in service to our best selves

The Bonds of Sisterhood: A deeply personal and poignant chapter on life after losing an older sister

and human relationships for the first time

engaging in long intimate conversations with her

The dead won’t bother you if you don’t give them permission

the whole crew—Molly

Norris finds himself cataloging everyone he meets: the Cheerleaders