Most Popular Books by Kate Pullinger

There is nothing wrong with Fran. There is nothing wrong with her marriage to Nick; they''ve been married for more than 12 years, since they were eighteen. When ''a little stranger'', in the form of baby Louis arrives, their lives are irrevocably changed. Fran finds it simply unbearable to be all alone with a baby all day and most evenings, her old life merely a memory. There is nothing wrong with her little boy Louis; he has good health and a sweet nature. So, one day, Fran simply walks away, to start a journey to rediscover her own family.As Fran travels from London to Las Vegas and on to Vancouver, Nick is left struggling to cope with Louis and running a restaurant. A Little Stranger explores the pressures that come to bear on the modern nuclear family. It''s about how to be a good parent; how to escape your parents, and find them once again; how to grieve; and, most importantly, how to be happy.

Lady Duff Gordon is the toast of Victorian London. But when her debilitating tuberculosis means exile, she and her devoted lady''s maid, Sally, set sail for Egypt. It is Sally who describes, with a mixture of wonder and trepidation, the odd ménage marshalled by the resourceful Omar, which travels down the Nile to a new life in Luxor. As Lady Duff Gordon undoes her stays and takes to native dress, throwing herself into weekly salons; language lessons; excursions to the tombs; Sally too adapts to a new world, affording her heady and heartfelt freedoms never known before. But freedom is a luxury that a maid can ill-afford, and when Sally grasps more than her status entitles her to, she is brutally reminded that she is mistress of nothing.

Audrey is a journalist living in London. Anonymous in the city she has left her troubled past far behind in Canada. A passionate affair with Jack, and an intense new friendship with Shereen bring uncertainties and confusion and Audrey finds herself drawn into the dramatic story of James Douglas,19th Century pioneer and the first mixed race Governor of British Columbia. As she digs deeper into his life she is forced to confront her own past, her high school friendship with Jane and the affair they had with a teacher. Spanning two centuries The Last Time I Saw Jane is a powerful novel of love and betrayal, race and sex, and the magnetic pull of the past on the present. Praise for The Last Time I Saw Jane: “A thought-provoking and entertaining addition to the genre of exile” Observer “Sensually exquisite” The Times

Pakistani migrant worker Yacub is desperate to escape the poverty and violence of Karachi. That''s how he ends up falling out of the landing gear of an airplane as it makes its way over London. He lands on the rooftop of Harriet''s car. His survival is miraculous on a number of levels; not only does he survive the fall but he also effects a profound change in Harriet''s family. Explores the intracacies of modern life and the fragile, often unexpected ties that bind us together.

Agnes Samuel is an American, beautiful, witty, cool, the kind of woman people remember. She arrives among the respectable citizens of Warboys like a cat among the pigeons. Before long she has insinuated herself into the affections of the sleepy Fenland village and into the heart of the ancient Throckmorton family, a family that harbours a dark secret. Nobody remembers another Agnes Samuel from long ago, a frightened girl betrayed by her wealthy neighbours and hanged as a witch. Weird Sister is a chilling tale of revenge across generations that will send shivers your spine. Praise for Weird Sister: “A perfect, gruesome, little tale” Independent on Sunday “Daphne du Maurier retold by Margaret Atwood” Times Literary Supplement “Pullinger has created a thrilling combination of Rebecca and Mrs Danvers” Independent “Pullinger’s exercise in gothic fantasy is as seductively clever as its heroine." Sunday Times “The real possibility that, this time, good will not overcome evil keeps you reading.” Daily Telegraph “This is a bewitching yarn, perfect reading for a dark winter’s night with the wind howling at the door.” Daily Mail

The piano is an poetic and erotic story of a mute Victorian woman and of her strength and will.

The author of the novelization of The Piano offers readers a Dracula for the end of the century. This erotic, urban tale chronicles an affair between Mina and Stephen, both in their 20s. As Mina becomes more and more confident and less faithful, Stephen reverts back to more conventional ways, setting up a contemporary conflict with a Bram Stoker twist.

A new collection of the best in contemporary women''s writing to celebrate the Asham Award 2009

Kate Pullinger''s short stories are fantastical and romantic but also dark and irretrievably violent. They range from clandestine liaisons with Prince Charles to romantic encounters in art galleries.