Lauren Groff Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds, and series editor Heidi Pitlor. Lauren Groff--bestselling author, three-time National Book Award finalist, and "one of our finest living writers" (New York Times)--selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published in 2023.

Celebrated author Lauren Groff curates a collection of the year's finest short stories, showcasing a diverse array of voices and styles. This anthology highlights exceptional narratives that reflect contemporary themes and powerful storytelling. With selections that resonate with readers, the compilation serves as a testament to the art of short fiction, making it a must-read for enthusiasts of the genre.

In a world where time is both a precious commodity and a source of conflict, the narrative explores the lives of characters grappling with their pasts and the choices that define them. Themes of love, regret, and the quest for redemption intertwine as the protagonists navigate a society that measures worth in moments. The story delves into the impact of fleeting connections and the significance of seizing opportunities, ultimately highlighting the transformative power of a single instant in shaping one's destiny.

"Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, seventeen-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey, its nuns on the brink of starvation and beset by disease.At first taken aback by the severity of her new life, Marie finds focus and love in collective life with her singular and mercurial sisters. In this crucible, Marie steadily supplants her desire for family, for her homeland, for the passions of her youth with something new to her: devotion to her sisters, and a conviction in her own divine visions. Marie, born the last in a long line of women warriors and crusaders, is determined to chart a bold new course for the women she now leads and protects. But in a world that is shifting and corroding in frightening ways, one that can never reconcile itself with her existence, will the sheer force of Marie's vision be bulwark enough?Equally alive to the sacred and the profane, Matrix gathers currents of violence, sensuality, and religious ecstasy in a mesmerizing portrait of consuming passion, aberrant faith, and a woman that history moves both through and around. Lauren Groff's new novel, her first since Fates and Furies, is a defiant and timely exploration of the raw power of female creativity in a corrupted world." -- Provided by publisher

In these vigorous stories, Lauren Groff brings her electric storytelling to a world in which storms, snakes and sinkholes lurk at the edge of everyday life, but the greater threats are of a human, emotional and psychological nature. Among those navigating it all are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple; a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable conflicted wife and mother. The stories in these collection span characters, towns, even centuries but Florida - its landscape, climate, history and state of mind - becomes the gravitational centre. With shocking accuracy, Groff pinpoints the connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury - the moments that make us alive -- Contracubierta.

Ieder verhaal heeft twee kanten. Ieder huwelijk heeft twee perspectieven. En soms – zoals in deze bedwelmende roman zal blijken – is het geheim van een gelukkig huwelijk niet de waarheid die je met elkaar deelt, maar de leugens die je elkaar vertelt. Lotto en Mathilde ontmoeten elkaar als ze 22 zijn. Ze zijn jong, verliefd en voorbestemd om grootse dingen te doen. Een decennium later is hun huwelijk nog steeds een bron van afgunst voor hun vrienden. Maar niet alles is wat het lijkt en wanneer bepaalde waarheden aan het licht komen blijkt hun relatie meer gecompliceerd en opzienbarend dan wie ook had kunnen vermoeden. Een verrassende en emotionele roman over een bijzonder partnerschap, die de lezer lang zal bijblijven.

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATES AND FURIESIn the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, on the grounds of a decaying mansion called Arcadia House, a few dozen idealists set out to live off the land. He needs to find a way to live in the world beyond Arcadia, but can he let go of the past to forge a new start?

Presents a volume of nine stories that reflects the use of different styles and structures, including a recreation of the tale of Abelard and Heloise during the 1918 New York flu epidemic, and the experiences of a group of war correspondents in France

From Lauren Groff, author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling novel The Monsters of Templeton, comes Delicate Edible Birds, one of the most striking short fiction debuts in recent years.

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATES AND FURIESWillie Cooper arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in Templeton, New York in the wake of a disastrous affair with her much older, married archaeology professor.