The Stranding - Readings

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AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 S BOOK AT BEDTIME

WINNER OF THE FICTION PRIZE AT THE EAST ANGLIAN BOOK AWARDS 2021

A poignant and page turning apocalyptic tale of the foibles, strengths and hopes of humanity. I was gripped, both terrified and emotional throughout and I loved every minute of it. SIMON SAVIDGE

An immersive end of the world story full of hope and imagination THE GUARDIAN

A terrific debut. Brave, unexpected... transfixing and captivating... full of hope, resilience and love THE SUNDAY TIMES

Holds the big within the small, the intimate within the epic - Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies

A captivating read THE SUN

GORGEOUS and original and captivating - Marian Keyes, international bestselling author of Grown Ups

A captivating read... (a) beautiful, surprising novel FABULOUS

A novel that has stayed with me for weeks afterwards . . . Perceptive and unflinching - Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist

A quiet, piercing contemplation on what really matters when it comes to the end of the world. Strange and beautiful - Abigail Dean, author of Girl A

Beautiful and harrowing but also optimistic and extremely moving . . . a truly arresting depiction of an unlikely relationship - Clover Stroud, author of The Wild Other

I didn t want this book to end. It blew me away, and moved me beyond belief - Bryony Gordon, author of Mad Girl

HER WORLD FELL TO PIECES.

FROM THE BONES SHE BUILT A NEW LIFE.

Ruth lives in the heart of the city. Working, drinking, falling in love: the rhythm of her vivid and complicated life is set against a background hum of darkening news reports from which she deliberately turns away.

When a new romance becomes claustrophobic, Ruth chooses to leave behind the failing relationship, but also her beloved friends and family, and travels to the other side of the world in pursuit of her dream life working with whales in New Zealand.

But when Ruth arrives, the news cycle she has been ignoring for so long is now the new reality. Far from home and with no real hope of survival, she finds herself climbing into the mouth of a beached whale alongside a stranger. When she emerges, it is to a landscape that bears no relation to the world they knew before.

When all has been razed to the ground, what does it mean to build a life?

The Stranding is a story about the hope that can remain even when the world is changed beyond recognition.

About the Author

Kate Sawyer worked as an actor and producer before turning her hand to fiction. She has previously written for theatre and short-film. Having lived in South London for the best part of two decades she recently returned to East Anglia to have her first child as a solo mother by choice.

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