The Historical Novel, Transnationalism, and the Postmodern Era: Presenting the Past This volume explores the genre of the historical novel and the variety of ways in which writers choose to represent…
The Vixen: A Novel “No one states problems more correctly, more astutely, more amusingly and more uncomfortably than Francine Prose . . . The…
The House Guests: A Novel “A compelling page-turner one won’t want to put down.”—New York Journal of Books Two women. Two families. Two lifetimes’ worth…
Rock the Boat: A Novel NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • “The perfect summer beach read for anyone who craves a smart story with a…
Lorna Mott Comes Home: A novel From the author of the best-selling Le Divorce and Le Mariage, a comedy of contemporary manners, morals, (ex)marriages, and motherhood…
Hell of a Book: A Novel A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK! One of Entertainment Weekly’s 15 Books you Need to Read This…
Something Wild: A Novel “Propulsive . . . . Good books sometimes cut to the bone, and this one feels like a scythe.” —The…
Rethinking the Secular Origins of the Novel: The Bible in English Fiction 1678–1767 Literary histories of the novel tend to assume that religion naturally gives way to secularism, with the novel usurping the…
Handbook of the American Novel of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries (Handbooks of English and American Studies) Increasing specialization within the discipline of English and American Studies has shifted the focus of scholarly discussion toward theoretical reflection…
Defending Privilege: Rights, Status, and Legal Peril in the British Novel A critique of attempts by conservative eighteenth- and nineteenth-century authors to appropriate the rhetoric of victimhood and appeals to “rights”…