Naomi Wood Books in Order

In an alternative England ruled by the Church, nonbelievers have been exiled to an island where boys punish anyone showing signs of faith. A newcomer searching for her mother divides their group, provoking love, rivalry and a struggle that changes their community.

Hadley, Pauline, Martha and Mary each become Mrs. Hemingway, sharing a title while living very different marriages. Their interwoven perspectives follow love, betrayal and ambition around the celebrated writer, revealing how each woman understood the man they married.

Three friends at the Bauhaus become entangled in rivalry and betrayal during the 1920s. As the Nazis gain power, a mistake Walter has concealed in notebooks, paintings and designs threatens Paul and Charlotte, turning a private secret into a matter of survival.

Women disrupt expectations in stories of work, motherhood, sex and revenge. A corporate therapy session, an ill-advised home movie and a former partner’s wedding become settings where concealed frustrations emerge and the pressure to behave properly begins to break.