Funny, touching, sardonic, a delightful first novel by a promotable young talent

The Normal Man

Literature & Fiction

Boyt, Susie

British & Irish

Weidenfeld Nicolson Ltd

The Characters of Love

When Nell's father turns up at her 10th birthday, the glamorous bearer of expensive gifts, she is stunned. Nevertheless, his bid to win her friendship is a success, with their talk of books and poetry and trips to hotel tea rooms. Is this fantasy or reality?

TRAFALGAR SQUARE +

Susie Boyt's sixth novel is the story of the first year of a marriage. Eve a nervous young actress from a powerful theatrical dynasty has found herself married to an international expert on anxiety called Jim. Could it work? Should it work? Must the show always go on? This is a highly-strung comedy about love, fame, grief, showbusiness and the depths of the gutter press. Its witty and sincere tone - familiar to fans of Susie's newspaper column - will delight and unnerve in equal measure.

Love & Fame

Literary

Virago Press Ltd.

Love Fame

My Judy Garland Life

Humor & Entertainment

Virago

Loved and Missed

Genre Fiction

'I was in the story, feeling everything. I cared about every character . . . She writes beautifully. It was a total pleasure' Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read\nSusie Boyt writes with a mordant wit and vivid style which are at their best in Loved and Missed. 
When your beloved daughter is lost in the fog of addiction and you make off with her baby in order to save the day, can willpower and a daring creative zeal carry you through ? 
Examining the limits, disappointments and excesses of love in all its forms, this marvellously absorbing novel, full of insight and compassion, delights as much as it disturbs. 
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'She takes the study of love into uncharted territory and every sentence has its depth and pleasure' Linda Grant 
'I am so moved: it carries a huge emotional power... I ache for them all. Poignant, witty, lyrical and perceptive' Joan Bakewell

Contemporary

Published to accompany a multi-venue event in the artist's home town of Vancouver, this publication offers a rare look into the world's largest private collection of Graham's work. Anchored by a scholarly essay by Mark Godfrey, Senior Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, and accompanied by dozens of full-page color illustrations of Graham's works including a 40-foot-high wall of recent paintings, the book also features a creative fiction by novelist Susie Boyt, a music essay by author Bob Stanley, as well as a 7 vinyl with two musical tracks from a jam session that took place in Rodney's Graham's basement.

Rodney Graham: 31 May to 4 October 2014: Vinyl Record included

Arts & Photography

Stanley, Bob

Graham, Rodney

History & Criticism

Rennie Collection

My Judy Garland Life: A Memoir

An irresistible mixture of memoir, biography, cultural analysis, hero worship, and sequinstudded self-help that will speak to anyone who's ever nursed an obsession. Judy Garland has been an important figure in Susie Boyt's life since she was three years old: comforting, inspiring, and at times disturbing her. In this unique book, Boyt travels deep into the underworld of hero worship, examining our understanding of rescue, consolation, love, grief, and fame through the prism of Judy. Her journey takes in a duetting breakfast with Mickey Rooney, a munchkin luncheon, a latenight spree at the Minnesota Judy Garland Museum, and a breathless, semi-sacred encounter with Liza Minnelli. 
Layering key episodes from Garland's life with defining moments from her own, Boyt explores with insight and humor what it means, exactly, to adore someone you don't know. Does hero worship have to be a pursuit that's low in status or can it be performed with pride and style? Are there similarities that lie at the heart of all fandom? Chronicling her obsession, Boyt illuminates her own life and perfectly distills why Judy Garland is such a legend.

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

Bloomsbury USA

Susie Boyt examines hero-worship?along with consolation, love, grief, and fame?through the prism of her own beloved Judy Garland. Her journey takes in a duetting breakfast with Mickey Rooney, a munchkin luncheon, and a breathless, semisacred encounter with Liza Minnelli. Layering key episodes from Garland's life with defining moments from her own, Boyt explores with insight and humor what it means to adore someone you don't know.

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