Matrix A Novel
Matrix A Novel by Lauren Groff, published by National Geographic Books on September 6, 2022, is a literary work that delves into the life of Marie de France, a young woman cast out from the royal court. At just seventeen, she becomes the prioress of an impoverished abbey in England, where she faces the challenges of leading a community of nuns on the brink of starvation and disease. The narrative explores her transformation as she navigates her new life, shifting her desires from familial ties and youthful passions to a profound devotion to her sisters and a burgeoning sense of divine purpose.
In this edition, readers will find a rich tapestry of themes including female creativity, devotion, and the complexities of life in a medieval setting. As Marie grapples with her identity and the harsh realities of her world, the novel presents a compelling portrait of her journey amidst currents of violence, sensuality, and religious ecstasy. Matrix offers an exploration of the raw power of women in a time of societal upheaval, making it a significant addition to contemporary historical fiction. With 272 pages, this edition is available in English and captures Groff’s distinctive narrative style.
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE 2022 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE
FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2021
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, The Financial Times, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Vulture, Marie Claire, Vox, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today and more!
“A relentless exhibition of Groff’s freakish talent. In just over 250 pages, she gives us a character study to rival Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell .” – USA Today
“An electric reimagining . . . feminist, sensual . . . unforgettable.” – O, The Oprah Magazine
“Thrilling and heartbreaking.” –Time Magazine
“[A] page-by-page pleasure as we soar with her.” –New York Times
One of our best American writers, Lauren Groff returns with her exhilarating first new novel since the groundbreaking Fates and Furies.
Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, seventeen-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey, its nuns on the brink of starvation and beset by disease.
At first taken aback by the severity of her new life, Marie finds focus and love in collective life with her singular and mercurial sisters. In this crucible, Marie steadily supplants her desire for family, for her homeland, for the passions of her youth with something new to her: devotion to her sisters, and a conviction in her own divine visions. Marie, born the last in a long line of women warriors and crusaders, is determined to chart a bold new course for the women she now leads and protects. But in a world that is shifting and corroding in frightening ways, one that can never reconcile itself with her existence, will the sheer force of Marie’s vision be bulwark enough?
Equally alive to the sacred and the profane, Matrix gathers currents of violence, sensuality, and religious ecstasy in a mesmerizing portrait of consuming passion, aberrant faith, and a woman that history moves both through and around. Lauren Groff’s new novel, her first since Fates and Furies, is a defiant and timely exploration of the raw power of female creativity in a corrupted world.
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