Matrix

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

NOW AVAILABLE TO PREORDER: the new historical novel from the bestselling author of Fates and Furies

'Luminous, divine, her masterpiece' DAISY JOHNSON

'An audacious piece of storytelling, full of passion, wisdom and magic' SARAH WATERS

'Lauren Groff is a virtuoso' EMILY ST JOHN MANDEL

'How mesmerising can twelfth century nuns be, even in the hands of Lauren Groff? I had barely started it before I was bloody well blaspheming with delight. Matrix is a gorgeous, sensual, addictive read' SARA COLLINS
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Seventeen-year-old Marie, too wild for courtly life, is thrown to the dogs one winter morning, expelled from the royal court to become the prioress of an abbey. Marie is strange - tall, a giantess, her elbows and knees stick out, ungainly.

At first taken aback by life at the abbey, Marie finds purpose and passion among her mercurial sisters. Yet she deeply misses her secret lover Cecily and queen Eleanor.

Born last in a long line of women warriors and crusaders, women who flew across the countryside with their sword fighting and dagger work, Marie decides to chart a bold new course for the women she now leads and protects. She will bring herself, and her sisters, out of the darkness, into riches and power.

MATRIX is a bold vision of female love, devotion and desire from one of the most adventurous writers at work today.
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'A thrillingly vivid, adventurous story about women and power that will blow readers' minds. Left me gasping.' EMMA DONOGHUE

'Both epic and intimate, this sweeping novel explores questions of female ambition, creativity and passion with electrifying prose and sparkling wit. A propulsive, captivating read' BRIT BENNETT

Reseñas de la Crítica

Visionary leader, queer lover, 12th-century writer ... the life of Marie de France is triumphantly reimagined in an assertively modern novel about female ambition and creativity... a highly distinctive novel of great vigour and boldness. From mystical visions that may or may not be divine, to the earthy business of abbey pigs, diseases and account books, Groff does it all with purpose and panache

Groff's writing is muscular and precise, her themes wildly resonant. Women are dismissed and contained, subject to misogynist attacks and abuse, but gain power collectively - "alone, together". Shockingly, this message is as poignant today as it was, perhaps, 800 years ago

A dazzlingly clever tale . . . gorgeously precise prose, always elegantly weighted and perfectly economical

Pitch-perfect

This is a remarkable novel: unusual, profound, transcendental

It's a breathtaking novel

A thrillingly vivid, adventurous story about women and power that will blow readers' minds. Left me gasping. (Emma Donoghue)

Fascinating, beguiling, vivid (Marian Keyes on Twitter)

Luminous, divine, her masterpiece (Daisy Johnson)

An audacious piece of storytelling, full of passion, wisdom and magic (Sarah Waters)

Epic and sensual. Beautifully read.

like an ancient epic poem in prose form with Marie as the imperfect but conquering hero.Exquisitlely read by Adjoa Andoh the narrative (like most epics) poses questions about the morality of wielding power for one's own ends even though it helps others. rhythmic and sensual. a great listen.