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Books in Order: 12 titles

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  • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, Telegraph, Washington Post, The New Yorker. LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE. "Like A.S. Byatt's Possession, Enlightenment is a baroque, genre-bending novel of ideas, ghosts and hidden histories. A richly layered epic.......



  • 'Not all Essex girls are party girls. They can be sages, martyrs, leaders. In her neat and provocative little book, Sarah Perry celebrates their courage and vivacity.' Hilary Mantel A defence and celebration of the Essex Girl by the best-selling auth...



  • Take a fantastical journey through an inspiring world where anything can happen: leaves turn into fish, cats fly with wings, humans have tails, frogs eat rainbows, and dreams become visible.�


    First published in 1995, Sarah Perry's deli...




  • For centuries, the mysterious dark-robed figure has roamed the globe, searching for those whose complicity and cowardice have fed into the rapids of history's darkest waters -- and now, in Sarah Perry's breathtaking follow-up to The Essex Serpent, it...



  • 'An impressive line-up of established and emerging names' Sunday Times 'These eerie, unsettling stories are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine' Daily Express A rich collection of unnerving ghost stories and sinister histories conjured from th...



  • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. "A heartfelt memoir and a suspenseful story" of a murdered mother (Gabourey Sidibe, Book of the Month Club).   When Sarah Perry was twelve, she saw a partial eclipse; she took it as a good o...



  • An exquisitely talented young British author makes her American debut with this rapturously acclaimed historical novel, set in late nineteenth-century England, about an intellectually minded young widow, a pious vicar, and a rumored mythical serpent ...






  • Now boarding for a trip like no other

    Miss Dixie is a sweet Boston Terrier dog and a Missionary Dog for the Lord's Army. She is so excited about her new assignment. She has received orders to go to the country of Mongolia, the home of her ...



  • Elegant, sinister and psychologically complex, After Me Comes the Flood is the haunting debut novel by the bestselling author of The Essex Serpent and Melmoth. One hot summer's day, John Cole decides to shut his bookshop early, and possibly foreve...



  • In her first book, artist Sarah Perry has created twenty magical watercolors that are an open invitation to the imaginations of children. Beautifully produced in full color, these fantastic images conjure up a world of limitless possibilities where a...


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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sarah Perry has published 12 books.

Sarah Perry does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Death of an Ordinary Man, was published in October 2025.

The first book by Sarah Perry, If..., was published in November 1995.

No. Sarah Perry does not write books in series.