Peirene Gift Subscription
Original price was: £68.00.£47.60Current price is: £47.60.
The latest in international translated fiction, and sent straight to your door. We search high and low for the most exciting voices from around the world, and introduce them to English-language readers. A one year Peirene subscription is the perfect surprise gift for a loved one. Gift subscribers also benefit from 15% off all Peirene books and subscriptions – so it’s a gift that keeps on giving!
This is the six-book-a-year Peirene gift subscription. Gift recipients receive their first book immediately, followed by five further books over the next year. A gift note can be added at checkout. Subsidised postage in the UK. International postage costs apply.
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Up Next
December 2025:
SHE WHO REMAINS BY RENE KARABASH, TRANSLATED FROM BULGARIAN BY IZIDORA ANGEL
High in the Accursed Mountains, in a village ruled by the ancient laws of the Kanun, Bekija escapes an arranged marriage by becoming a sworn virgin, renouncing her womanhood to live as a man. Her decision sets off a brutal chain of events, destroying her family and separating her from the one she loves the most.
February 2026:
BOUDOIR BY SIGRÚN PÁLSDÓTTIR, TRANSLATED FROM ICELAND BY LYTTON SMITTH
April 2026:
ALL MY LOVE BY AGNES LIDBECK, TRANSLATED FROM SWEDISH BY NICHOLA SMALLEY
June 2026:
THE FAMILY BY SARA MESA, TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH BY KATIE WHITTEMORE
August 2026:
BEFORE I FORGET BY ANNE PAULY, TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH BY DINA LEIFER
October 2026:
GJAK BY DIMOSTHENIS PAPAMARKOS, TRANSLATED FROM GREEK BY SIÁN VALVIS
