ROSE TREMAIN

The heartbreaking new novel from the bestselling author of The Road Home: a story of betrayal, the struggle for happiness and the healing power of friendship.''It was a game of love and death. Neither of us will ever speak about it. It''s locked inside us.''Gustav Perle grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem distant. He adores his mother but she treats him with bitter severity, disapproving especially of his intense friendship with Anton, the Jewish boy at school. A gifted pianist, Anton is tortured by stage fright; only in secret games with Gustav does his imagination thrive. But Gustav is taught that he must develop a hard shell, like a coconut, to protect the softness inside just like the hard shell perfected by his country, to protect its neutrality.But despite this hard shell, nothing in Gustavs life can be called neutral. Older, and increasingly curious about his absent father, Gustav discovers the traces of an erotic love affair traces which still glow white-hot even now.Fierce, astringent, profoundly tender and spanning the twentieth century Rose Tremains beautifully orchestrated novel explores the big themes of betrayal and the struggle for happiness, and above all, the passionate love of a childhood friendship as it is tested over a lifetime.

When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises quickly, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as paper groom to the youngest of the Kings mistresses. But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise

This is the Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller. It was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award. What is the difference between friendship and love? Gustav grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem a distant echo. But Gustav's father has mysteriously died, and his adored mother Emilie is strangely cold and indifferent to him. Gustav's life is a lonely one until he meets Anton. An intense lifelong friendship develops but Anton fails to understand how deeply and irrevocably his life and Gustav's are entwined until it is almost too late..."This is a perfect novel." (Observer). "The Gustav Sonata is beautifully rendered, and magnificent in its scope. It glows with mastery." (Ian McEwan).

In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. His sister, Audrun, alone in her bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel, dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life.

A masterful collection of short stories from the prize-winning and bestselling Rose Tremain. Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American for whom Edward Vlll abdicated the throne, is on her deathbed in her Paris flat, closely guarded by her lawyer who will not allow her any visitors.

Gorgeous Observer How do you find the courage to make your own life An electrifying novel about first love set in 1960s London from Sunday Times bestselling Rose TremainMarianne is fifteen when she falls helplessly and absolutely in love with Simon Simon owns a Morris Minor is in his final year at school and has a dazzling future ahead of him Desperate to escape the stifling 1950s suburbs she has been raised in Marianne feels sure she will be able to find true happiness with him However a twist of fate sees Simon s glittering future dashed and with it Marianne s dreams He flees the country and Marianne realising she will now have to make a life of her own moves to London determined to reinvent herself But Marianne cannot let go of that first all encompassing love and all the while Simon is in Paris nursing a secret that will alter everything A perfect Tremain novel English dark and yearning Remarkable Tremain shows us the things that make every human life extraordinary The Times A complex tale of becoming that s moving evocative and mesmerising in its acuity Mail on Sunday Profoundly moving Financial Times A Sunday Times Book of the Year Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction READERS LOVE ABSOLUTELY AND FOREVER Heartr

Set among the hills and gorges of the Cevennes, the dark and beautiful heartland of southern France, Trespass is a thrilling novel about disputed territory, sibling love and devastating revenge.

Robert Mérivel, médecin renommé et ami du roi Charles II d’Angleterre, n’est désormais plus un jeune homme en âge de batifoler à sa guise. Désespéré à cette idée, il se rend en France pour tenter de

Trapped in a London flat, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s'' Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmasters cottage, miles from Moscow. A father, finally free of his daughters demands,embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor.Rose Tremain awakens the senses in this diverse collection of short stories. In her precise yet sensuous style she lays bare the soul of her characters the admirable, the embarrassing, the unfulfilled, the sexy and the adorable to uncover a dazzling range of human emotions and desires.

A seductive new collection of stories from the Orange Prize-winning author of The Road Home and RestorationTrapped in a London flat, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s'' Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmasters cottage, miles from Moscow. A father, finally free of his daughters demands, embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor.Glorious She demonstrates the effortless magic of the seasoned storyteller The Times