Carolyn Cooke: 6 books

From the O. Henry Award–winning author of the story collection The Bostons—a New York Times Notable Book, Los Angeles Times Book of the Year and winner of the PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers—an exquisite first novel set at a disintegrating New England prep school. It’s 1968....

From the author of Daughters of the Revolution and The Bostons (winner of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for fiction) come eleven stories about sex and death, violence and desire, love and madness, set in a vast American landscape that ranges from the largest private residence in Manhattan to the...

Bestselling author Carolyn Jess-Cooke has written a brilliant novel of suspense that delves into the recesses of the human mind and soul—perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Lisa Unger. The Boy Who Could See Demons follows a child psychologist who comes up against a career-defining case—one that...

Intelligent and humorous, this debut collection showcases multi-faceted and often paradoxical poetry from a talented female writer. Touching upon various topics-from the versatility of language and modern cable TV shows to the difficulties of childhood and the power of maternal love-this compilation...

Margot ha quarant’anni e la sua vita è stata tutta un errore. Cresciuta senza genitori, oggi è una donna incapace di ricambiare un grande amore, una madre incapace di salvare il proprio figlio da un destino di infelicità. Il giorno in cui muore in circostanze misteriose, Margot è sola. Ma la...

Alex ha dieci anni e vive a Belfast in una casa fredda e spoglia con la sua giovane madre, una donna precipitata da tempo negli abissi di una grave depressione. Alex è un bambino solo ma ha un amico speciale, Ruen, che nessun altro può vedere e che si manifesta sotto forme diverse e quasi mai rassicuranti....