Books written by Mary Wesley

  • Oman tiensä kulkija

    Oman tiensä kulkija

  • The Collected Novels Volume One: Jumping the Queue, The Camomile Lawn, and Harnessing Peacocks
    The Collected Novels Volume One: Jumping the Queue, The Camomile Lawn, and Harnessing Peacocks

    'Oh, Daddy, he's clever, grown a beard, it says here, a red beard.' 'Have they arrested him, dear?' 'No, Mummy, it says here one of his best friends recognized him.' 'Can't be his best friends if he tells the police.

  • The Collected Novels Volume Two: The Vacillations of Poppy Carew, Not That Sort of Girl, and Second Fiddle
    The Collected Novels Volume Two: The Vacillations of Poppy Carew, Not That Sort of Girl, and Second Fiddle

    'Matter of time,' said Martin. They resettled Claud on his side. 'I don't think a doctor is necessary,' said Martin. 'No,' said Laura. 'What did his mother say?' 'She says his father used to do this, it's hereditary.

  • Second Fiddle: A Novel
    Second Fiddle: A Novel

    'I have no intention of hurting her,' said Martin huffily. 'That's all right, then. I'll give you a key in case I've gone to bed when you get back.' 'What made you think I might hurt her?' In spite of himself Martin was edgy.

  • Second Fiddle
    Second Fiddle

    Laura Thornby is independent, individual and perfectly in control of her life.

  • A Sensible Life
    A Sensible Life

    Flora Trevelyan, a ten-year-old misfit, has been abandoned by her self-obsessed parents to her own devices in Dinard. Amongst the privileged, well-meaning English families holidaying there she finds some kindness...

  • Harnessing Peacocks
    Harnessing Peacocks

    Hebe sits in the darkness and listens to her hypocritical grandparents and her older siblings discuss how her unexpected pregnancy must be terminated to avoid the shame it will bring....

  • Jumping the Queue: A Novel
    Jumping the Queue: A Novel

    This “virtuoso performance of guileful plotting, deft characterizations, and malicious wit” showcases the talents of Mary Wesley at her caustic and comical best (The Times, London).

  • The Vacillations of Poppy Carew: A Novel
    The Vacillations of Poppy Carew: A Novel

    'Yes, dear.' 'Don't you dare call me dear,' Poppy shouted at the ward sister. 'I am not your dear. I will not be called dear by you.' She began to cry loudly, messily, unrestrainedly, her breath coming in angry hiccups.

  • Not That Sort of Girl: A Novel
    Not That Sort of Girl: A Novel

    A finalist for the Sunday Express Book of the Year Award, Not That Sort of Girl is an unforgettable and emotional triumph of Wesley’s one-of-a-kind insight and vivid characterization.

  • Harnessing Peacocks: A Novel
    Harnessing Peacocks: A Novel

    A young single mother funds her son’s education in a most unusual way in this “delightfully lighthearted” novel from a beloved bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews).