The Winter Guest English 2026

A deliciously twisty story of two unlikely hotel guests, from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Sarah Moss

Tell me the worst thing you've ever done.

On Christmas Eve, in a hotel on Ireland's west coast, a man and a woman meet for the first time. As a snowstorm gathers outside windows twinkling with fairy lights, they share a meal, pour wine, propose a toast.

Janice and Gerry are strangers to one another, but they each have a story to tell, a confession to make.

As the blizzard howls, the night will take an unexpected turn, and their conversation will have consequences far beyond the candlelit table.

Praise for Sarah Moss:

'One of the best writers alive' - Jessie Burton
'Sarah Moss is one of the best writers working today' - Bobby Palmer
'Her work is as close to perfect as a novelist's can be' - The Times
'Sarah Moss is a marvel of insight and eloquence' - Emma Donoghue
'One of our very best contemporary novelists' - Independent
'Throws much contemporary writing into the shade' - Hilary Mantel on Summerwater
'Moss is the most brilliant writer' - Joanna Trollope
'One of the finest contemporary writers working in Britain today' - Stylist