Four young women are violently attacked near a predominantly African American town in rural Oklahoma. The necessity of this attack and the efforts to avoid it lie at the heart of "Paradise". Spanning the birth of the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the counterculture backlash of the 1970s, this novel reveals the inner lives of American citizens with astonishing clarity. Through their eyes, we see the conflicts that have defined a nation.

“When Morrison writes at her best, you can feel history working through her prose” - Hilary Mantel, Spectator.

“Morrison has advanced American literature in the latter half of the 20th century almost single-handedly to a point where it could finally embrace the subtle nuances and contradictions of the great racial stigma that has plagued democracy since its inception” - Caryl Phillips, Guardian.

From the Nobel Prize-winning author of "Beloved".

Winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction.

Pages: 336, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm