"Seen from certain angles, the Irish novelist's back catalog can resemble a constellation of neutron stars, strewn with topics such as the Holocaust and predatory priests that are as heavy as they are luminously rendered. Don't expect a breezy read here either. Previously published as separate novellas in the U.K., each titled according to one of the four classical elements, the interlinked stories stitched together here trace a barbed and winding legacy of sexual abuse and trauma across Ireland."
"After all, if there's one thread that unites this book's sundry contents, it's the voice of a veteran novelist whose Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back became 1990s bywords for strong, complex Black female-led stories. Still, singular though her voice may be, McMillan doesn't settle for a single "way" of expressing herself here. This career-spanning anthology collects a range of shorter pieces, both previously published and as yet unseen"
Robert Langdon returns in a new thriller that reunites the professor with a dangerous global conspiracy after an eight-year hiatus. The Secret of Secrets continues a bestselling saga that has sold millions, inspired major films starring Tom Hanks, and fueled controversies with European conspiracy theories. The Elements presents four interlinked novellas named for the classical elements, weaving a barbed legacy of sexual abuse and trauma across Ireland. It Was the Way She Said It collects career-spanning shorter pieces that foreground a distinctive, veteran Black female narrative voice, mixing previously published and unpublished material.
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