Daniel Martin

Fowles' magnum opus further bolsters his reputation for innovative, passionately imagined storytelling

Set internationally and spanning three decades, Daniel Martin is, among other things, an exploration of what it is to be English. In a richly evoked narrative, Daniel travels home to reconcile with a dying friend, and also to visit his own forgotten past in an attempt to discover himself.

An extraordinary work of fiction, from one of the world's most exceptional writers.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JULIAN FELLOWES

After graduating from Oxford, Daniel Martin moved to America and successfully pursued the dreams of many: he became a Hollywood screenwriter. But, as the years go by, Daniel grows more and more unsatisfied with the life he once coveted and the person he has become. Now Daniel has been called back to England to reconcile with a dying friend, but finds that he must also reconcile with the past and with himself.

'I find it disastrous to read any of John Fowles' books - once I pick one up, I cannot put it down so everything else gets ignored!' Judi Dench, Daily Express

'An instant masterpiece. It is a tour de force of stamina and subtlety'Daily Telegraph