Books published by Canongate Books

A sumptuous historical novel set in pre-Revolutionary Russia and Paris. Marguerite Laurent is summoned to the Imperial Court of Empress Elizabeth to work as her personal embroiderer. On the long and dangerous journey Marguerite makes friendships that will sustain her, most particularly with a handsome Englishman, Tom Harwell, a landscape gardner.

From the author of the Booker-shortlisted The Secret River and winner of the Orange Prize, The Lieutenant is a story of unlikely friendship, a voyage across oceans and a journey towards understanding

Joyce's brilliantly vivid portrait of Dublin, introduced by Colm Toibin

This Australian novel is the journey of two women as their friendship is threatened by death. 'A perfect novel' Peter Carey

A contemporary coming-of-age story based on Freud's famous case study from the internationally bestselling author of The Book of Joan. Introduced by Chuck Palahniuk

'A poet and polemicist whose lyrics have inspired and galvanised generations' GQ. Introduced by Kate Tempest

An odyssey of childhood, mythology and the imagination from the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession and The Children's Book

The international bestseller; longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Ondaatje Prize

The extraordinary memoir of an ordinary woman's life

The Orange-Prize-shortlisted debut novel from beloved Scottish writer Anne Donovan