Fates and Furies

Fates and Furies

by Lauren Groff (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd
Published: 15 Sep 2015

ISBN 10: 1785150154
ISBN 13: 9781785150159
Book Overview: 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.

Media Reviews
Enough betrayal, vengeance and sex to read like one of the Greek tragedies Observer Rich, lyrical and rewarding. -- Paula Hawkins, author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN Guardian (Books of the Year) A lyrical and, at times, astonishingly beautiful account of how little it is possible to know about those closest to us. Financial Times Addictive to read ... Groff has drawn a woman so complex it seems that with every chapter a new layer is revealed, each as deliciously intriguing as the next ... The result is a compelling portrait of an unconventional marriage across two decades. Stylist [A] stunning achievement. The plotting is elegant, intricate and assured ... it will give you much to savour. Independent
Author Bio
Lauren Groff is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Monsters of Templeton, the short story collection Delicate Edible Birds and Arcadia. She has won Pushcart and PEN/O. Henry prizes and has been shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers. Her stories have appeared in publications including The New Yorker, the Atlantic, One Story, and Ploughshares, and have been anthologised in Best American Short Stories 2007 and 2010, and Best New American Voices 2008. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, with her husband and two sons.