Sarah Moss Livres

Bill Hampton est chauffeur de bus. Nationaliste sans nuance, il se passionne pour l’histoire britannique qu’il étudie à ses moments perdus. Mais pour sa fille adolescente, Silvie, ce qui le caractérise avant tout, c’est sa violence. Un été, Bill emmène la famille dans un camp d’archéologie expérimentale au nord de l’Angleterre. Pendant deux semaines, sous la férule d'un professeur d'université et en compagnie de trois étudiants, ils vont redécouvrir le mode de vie des chasseurs-cueilleurs de l’âge du Fer, leurs rites et coutumes. Quand les hommes du groupe décident de simuler un sacrifice, Silvie est – sans surprise – désignée pour jouer le rôle de la victime. On ne sacrifie que ce qu’on aime. Et la jeune femme sait à quel point son père peut l’aimer.

Exploring the complexities of the female body, this memoir delves into personal experiences and societal expectations. The author reflects on how literature and critical thinking serve as tools for empowerment and resilience. By sharing her journey, she highlights the struggles and triumphs women face, making a compelling case for the transformative power of reading and introspection.

It is the 60s and, just out of school, Edith finds herself travelling to rural Italy. She has been sent by her mother with strict instructions: to see her sister, ballet dancer Lydia, through the final weeks of her pregnancy, help at the birth and then make a phone call which will seal this baby’s fate, and his mother’s.Decades later, happily divorced and newly energized, Edith is living a life of contentment and comfort in Ireland. When her best friend Maebh receives a call from an American man claiming to be her brother, Maebh must decide if she will meet him, and she asks Edith for help.Ripeness by Sarah Moss is an extraordinary novel about familial love and the communities we create, about migration and new beginnings, and about what it is to have somewhere to belong.

From bestselling author Sarah Moss, a boundary-breaking memoir about the battleground of the female body, and about how reading and thinking can save you.

Night Waking is a brilliantly observed comedy of 21st-century manners. It's also a tightly plotted mystery that keeps the reader wondering, and hoping, until the final page' - Louise Welch

From the author of Ghost Wall, a powerful enquiry into the workings of the human mind and heart, set in the 1880s between Japan and England.

A tightly plotted exploration of motherhood and troubled mysteries from the author of Ghost Wall.

Set against the stark backdrop of Greenland, the narrative unfolds through the final letters of a team of six archaeologists from the U.S., England, and Scotland. Each section reveals a character's personal thoughts and emotions, providing a poignant glimpse into their experiences and relationships as they confront their dire situation. The use of first-person perspectives adds depth to their individual struggles and reflections, creating an intimate exploration of human connection in the face of adversity.

A poignant, funny and engrossing exploration of family life, centred around a cataclysmic event and its aftermath; from the author of Night Waking and Signs for Lost Children.

A beautiful and nuanced historical novel about maternal failures, sibling affection and the everyday savagery of family, from the author of Ghost Wall.