Mrs. Gulliver

ONE OF BOOKPAGE’S BEST BOOKS OF 2024

“This dryly written, utterly brilliant novel considers love at first sight and the predicament of being female in what is always a man’s world.”
—THE DAILY MAIL

“Irresistible—a funny, sexy romp that’s also smart, even wise.”
—KIRKUS (Starred Review)

“Captivating…In Mrs. Gulliver, Valerie Martin offers us an idyll, perhaps even a comedy. All’s well that ends well. We hope.”
—BOOKPAGE (Starred Review)

“Martin’s (I Give It to You, 2020) surprisingly playful latest observes two strong-willed women as they make the best of their initially unfortunate lives… it’s a pleasure to get to know both of her intelligent and resourceful heroines.”
—BOOKLIST

“This is an excellent character-written novel. You get invested in their lives, and want to read along and see what happens to them. You will not want to put this one down.”
—RED CARPET CRASH


PRAISE FOR VALERIE MARTIN


“Few have written so surprisingly, so convincinglyas Valerie Martin about sexual obsessionand the perverse twistings of the human heart.”
—MARGARET ATWOOD

“[Martin’s] writing—so prized and clean limbed—is a marvel.”
—TONI MORRISON

“An enrapturing and ruthless storyteller,Valerie Martin possesses a predator’s ability to mesmerizeher prey . . . Martin’s tales of betrayal, obsession,connivance, and failure put the firepower back into art.”
—CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“The generosity of Martin’s understanding opens everycharacter to the full, astounding range of human possibility. Her revelations build mesmerizing excitement, a surprisingkindness, and an unexpected sanity in the darkness.”
—THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

“Martin’s writing is a reward in itself, a wonderfulprecision-tool. She uses it to chisel at thehuman condition—and the effect is astonishing.”
—FINANCIAL TIMES