La belleza no está sólo en la cara. La belleza no está en las palabras. La belleza no está en el vestido. La belleza está en las cenizas. Está en la experiencia que vivimos y en las vidas que tocamos....

From the Orange Prize-winning author of Property, the story of a woman on the run from sexual obsession'An impressive writer...I admire her straightforward style and the intelligence and strength of her...

'Few have written so surprisingly, so convincingly, as Valerie Martin about sexual obsession and the perverse twistings of the human heart' Margaret Atwood'The writing - so prised and clean limbed - is...

'Spellbinding' NEW YORK TIMES'Entrancingly good' FINANCIAL TIMES'A narrative gift that can raise the hairs at the top of the spine' SUNDAY TIMESIn the six stories that make up The Unfinished Novel, Valerie...

'An absolute joy to read...part love story, part ghost story, and a wholly enjoyable and intelligent summer read' Amanda Craig, NEW STATESMAN'Beautifully written' EVE'Part love story, part murder mystery,...

'A compelling, wonderfully observed study of families and the histories from which they evolve ... a strikingly resonant and emotive novel' TIME OUT'Serene echoes of Ian McEwan's SATURDAY' FINANCIAL TIMES'Mesmerizing...

'There are shades of Highsmith here, and Wilde's Dorian Gray. This novel is marvellous and unmissable' THE TIMES'Valerie Martin is a goddess. Her prose is so sharp, intense and wickedly witty, you'll...

'A masterpiece' GUARDIAN'A wonderfully ingenious novel, compelling, convincing and exciting' John BanvilleA mystery unsolved to this dayA mystic who confounds the cynicsA writer looking for the story...

nspired by the great frescoes of St Francis of Assisi, the highly-praised author of ITALIAN FEVER has written a new and wholly original biography. Composed in a series of vividly realised 'panels', SALVATION...

'Sexy, absorbing and insightful ... a great read' PEOPLEEvery woman holds the power to enchant or to destroy. In New Orleans, three women from completely different backgrounds face a turning point in...

Beauty is not just in the face. Beauty is not in words. Beauty, for sure, is not in the dress. Beauty is in the Ashes. It is in the experience we live and the lives we touch. Beauty is the connection...

Each of these twelve stories is a complete world, where ordinary lives are transformed, myths bloom into reality and the everyday is haunted by obsession and duplicity. A painter is made insufferable...

A chilling tale of murder and passion deep in the bayou from the Orange Prize-winning author of Property.Claude is a middle-aged man unwillingly attached to Mona, a woman obsessed with marriage and respectability....

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2003Manon Gaudet is unhappily married to the owner of a Louisiana sugar plantation. She misses her family and longs for the vibrant lifestyle of her native New...

Entre mythe et réalité, la grande romancière Valerie Martin, prix Orange pour Maîtresse, revisite l'histoire d'une des plus célèbres énigmes maritimes : le 4 décembre 1872, la Mary Celeste, un brigantin...

A swashbuckling story of two very different cat brothers and their adventures at sea. Anton and Cecil are as different as port and starboard. Cecil, stocky and black with white patches, thirsts for seafaring...

Tuckered out from a journey across the Wild West, cat brothers Anton and Cecil are ready to head east for home--until a minor stop to change trains in Chicago turns into a major adventure. A bloodhound...

Terrible news has reached cat brothers Anton and Cecil: their rodent friend Hieronymus has been captured. Anton and Cecil must set out to rescue the mouse who once saved Anton’s life. Boarding one of...