Shortlisted for the National Book Award / Chosen by Barack Obama as his favourite book of 2015 / One of our Books of the Year 2015. Bold and surprising in character and style, Fates and Furies is a fascinating novel that delights in the hidden and the things that have remained unsaid. You shouldn't judge a book by it’s cover, perhaps it’s also best not to judge this book until you've turned the very last page, as the two halves, ‘Fates’ and ‘Furies’ are capable of altering and dividing opinion. Lotto and Mathilde seem to glide effortlessly through their life together, however an intricate labyrinth lies at the core of their marriage. In the first part of this book, significant events are almost eclipsed by the descriptions and the gatherings that gently skim the surface of depth and emotion, yet can appear overly descriptive. Lauren Groff though, has the ability to effect a total transformation, to startle thoughts and encourage feelings to erupt. Expectation and presumption should be removed and left behind, as realisation dawns, an impressive and arresting read lies in wait. ~ Liz Robinson
A 'Piece of Passion' from the publisher...
'I first published Lauren Groff’s fiction back in 2008 – the wonderful The Monsters of Templeton was an astonishing debut, rightly shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers (I might even say it should have won) – and I’ve been publishing her work ever since (the story collection Delicate, Edible Birds, and the exquisite novel Arcadia). But with this new novel she has more than delivered on that early promise and is writing at the top of her game; her plotting is exquisite and her sentences quiver.
Fates and Furies is a sharply drawn, forensic examination of a marriage – not, for a change, in dissolution, but in its happy complexity. It is also an exhilarating novel about creativity, art and perception. Lotto and Mathilde are life partners – a stunning couple madly in love. After ten years, they’re still in love, but each has a very different perspective on their relationship – and here you get both sides of their story. Despite their carefully held secrets, their marriage continues to flourish, and yet this novel will break your heart. It is as vivid and vital as anything I have read recently, and is certain to be one of the most widely acclaimed books of 2015.' - Jason Arthur, Publishing Director of William Heinemann
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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.
Fates and Furies features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Books of the Month, Family Drama, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Fates and Furies is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Fates and Furies was written by Lauren Groff and published by Windmill Books an imprint of Cornerstone
Fates and Furies has 389 pages
£9.89
