Books written by Valerie Martin

Property

The events, tragedies, and emotional repercussons of slavery and a slave revolt in the antebellum South are seen through the eyes of Manon Gaudet, a pretty, petulant, self-absorbed slave owner,...
Anton and Cecil, Book 2: Cats on Track

She perched, motionless as any good hunter, holding both cats in her sights and waiting for their slightest mistake. The minutes crept past. Anton tried to think. If he moved from under the tank, he'd be exposed.
Redención: escenas de la vida de San Francisco de Asís

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The Ghost of the Mary Celeste

That night he slept on the settee in the cabin again, insisting that when Mr. Richardson was on deck, he didn't think it right that Sophy and I should be alone in the stern. He brought me food I couldn't touch.
The great divorce

While trying to contain the infectious disease that is threatening the animals at the New Orleans zoo where she is a veterinarian, Ellen struggles to treat her ailing marriage.
Anton and Cecil, Book 2: Cats on Track

The gray mouse reached through the hole he had clawed in the sack and pulled out a fat berry, then turned to Anton. “We meet again,” said the gray mouse, his pointed nose covered in blue juice. “So we do,” said Anton.
Anton and Cecil, Book 1: Cats at Sea

On an ocean as vast as the one Anton and Cecil have discovered, will they ever see home--or each other--again? Includes a sneak peek at the next adventure in the series, Anton and Cecil: Cats on Track.
Anton and Cecil, Book 1: Cats at Sea

Orange Prize–winning author Valerie Martin and Lisa Martin present a colorful cast of characters, rich historical detail, and lyrical storytelling that will delight fans of such classic animal adventures as The Wind in the Willows, Stuart ...
Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers

Peters; Kim Novak in Vertigo, a platinum-blond enigma in contrast to the plain, mousy “good girl” artist played by ... there isn't the slightest suggestion of blaming the victim or suggesting any sort of complicity with the rapist.
Property

Valerie Martin’s Property delivers an eerily mesmerizing inquiry into slavery’s venomous effects on the owner and the owned.
Property: Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2003 Manon Gaudet is unhappily married to the owner of a Louisiana sugar plantation. She misses her family and longs for the vibrant...
The Unfinished Novel and Other Stories

A writer of modest talents encounters the old love who once betrayed him; now she repels him, yet the unfinished novel she leaves in his hands may surpass anything he could ever produce himself.
Mary Reilly

Through her astute reflections, we hear the rest of the classic Jekyll and Hyde story, and this familiar tale is made more terrifying than we remember it, more complex than we imagined possible.
Anton and Cecil, Book 1: Cats at Sea

On an ocean as vast as the one Anton and Cecil have discovered, will they ever see home--or each other--again? Includes a sneak peek at the next adventure in the series, Anton and Cecil: Cats on Track.
Anton and Cecil, Book 3: Cats Aloft

Cecil looked up, and his heart leaped. A balloon! He darted to the top of a crate. Clinging tightly with his claws, Cecil leaned out to take in a view more astounding than he had ever imagined. So this is what birds see, he thought.
Anton and Cecil, Book 2: Cats on Track

The adventurous cats who sailed the open seas in Anton and Cecil: Cats at Sea head west by train to rescue a missing mouse friend.
I Give It to You: A Novel

But as she works on the novel, it becomes clear that the villa itself is at risk and that Beatrice is incapable of saving it. Jan understands that she is telling the story of a catastrophe her friend might prefer to conceal. She presses on.
The Confessions of Edward Day

Acclaimed author Valerie Martin returns with a dark comedy about love, sex, an actor's ambition, and the perils of playing a role too well.
Sea Lovers: Selected Stories

The twelve stories in this collection showcase Martin's enviable control, precision, and grace and are organized around her three fictional obsessions—the natural world, the artistic sphere, and stunning transformations.
The Consolation of Nature, and Other Stories

Comprising of ten stories, this collection includes the title story about a family beseiged by a rodent of startling presence and "Sea Lovers," which explores the passions of both land...