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The Hand

And Other Novels

Georges Simenon Linda Coverdale Ros Schwartz

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Penguin Classics
06 November 2025
A trio of Simenon's finest psychological novels from the 1960s, including- The Hand, Betty and The Blue Room

Amidst the fury of a relentless snowstorm, the loyalties of two friends are put to the ultimate test, with fatal consequences.

In the shadows of 1960s Paris, a woman on the brink of despair is offered a chance at redemption. But as the haunting truth of her past begins to emerge, it threatens to consume her.

In a secluded hotel, an adulterous affair spirals into a terrible nightmare that will transform the couple's lives forever.

This new edition brings together Georges Simenon's most gripping psychological novels from the 1960s, capturing the raw essence of human frailty and resilience during a time of profound social upheaval, and revealing the chilling brilliance of Simenon's romans durs.
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Translated by:   ,
Imprint:   Penguin Classics
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   361g
ISBN:   9780241787915
ISBN 10:   0241787912
Pages:   496
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Georges Simenon was born in Li ge, Belgium in 1903. An intrepid traveller with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand, rather than to judge, the human condition in all its shades. His novels include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.

Reviews for The Hand: And Other Novels

A brilliant portrait of betrayal, hypocrisy, love and loss * Chicago Tribune * One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories * Guardian * Irresistible... read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss * The Sunday Times * The romans durs are extraordinary: tough, bleak, offhandedly violent, suffused with guilt and bitterness, redolent of place . . . utterly unsentimental, frightening in the pitilessness of their gaze, yet wonderfully entertaining -- John Banville The novels brim with atmosphere, insight and intelligence . . . quite unlike anything else written before or since -- India Knight * The Times *


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