Piranesi
The long-awaited return from the author of the multi-million copy bestselling Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
The Beautiful Orderliness of the House is what gives us Life.
Piranesi has always lived in the House; or, for as long as he can remember.
Day after day, Piranesi records in his notebooks with precision and carefulness the House's endless halls, their great and strange statues, the ebb and flow of the tides within its walls. He speaks to the birds; and brings tributes of food and waterlilies to the House's Dead. Once in a while, he sees his friend the Other. But mostly, he is alone.
Then messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk and spelled out in pebbles. A new person has come to the House, and there is something they are trying to tell Piranesi.
But another story is unfolding, within the pages of Piranesi's own journal. A story written in his own hand, that he cannot remember writing; a story of a group of strangers, in an unfamiliar world.
The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.
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Susanna Clarke
Susanna Clarke's name has become synonymous with spellbinding fantasy, where the boundaries between the magical and the real are delicately blurred. Her work evokes an atmosphere that feels both timeless and distinctly her own—rich in detail, laced with mystery, and filled with a kind of melancholy beauty that lingers long after the last page is turned.
Clarke’s journey into the world of fantasy wasn’t a direct path, but rather a quiet unfolding. Born in England, her literary beginnings were rooted in a love of literature and history, which later blossomed into a passion for the fantastical. It was this blend of the historical and the otherworldly that would become a hallmark of her writing style.
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