Jack Maggs

Peter Carey's brilliantly subversive reimagining of Great Expectations flips Dickens on its head. Jack Maggs, a transported convict, returns illegally to London seeking the gentleman he believes is his son—only to become the obsession of a young writer hungry for his story. It's darkly comic, morally complex, and utterly gripping—Carey at his finest, reclaiming the colonial narrative with wit and fire. Perfect for readers who love literary fiction that challenges, provokes, and entertains in equal measure.