The Bench

With echoes of David Nicholls’s One Day, this romance has just the right mix of heart-melting moments and heart-rending near misses * Good Housekeeping *
A raw, emotional book about love in all its guises * The Sun *
A wonderful, heart-tugging romance * Prima *
Fans of David Nicholls’s One Day will love this heart-tugging read * Hello! *
A quirky and intensely romantic tearjerker * Sunday Mirror *
Read it if you liked One Day … Have tissues to hand * Best *
Heartbreaking * Bella *
Captivating … this beautiful love story is touching, relatable and gloriously romantic. It found it impossible to put down * The Press and Journal *
An unforgettable story about once-in-a-lifetime love. A heartfelt and emotional depiction of two people thrown together by destiny then torn apart by circumstance. Powerful, timeless and moving - I loved it – Holly Miller
A beautiful portrait of love. Real. Complicated. Irresistible – Jemma Wayne
A wonderful, life-spanning novel with real heart and depth. I didn’t want it to end – Lisa Ballantyne
A sweeping love story rich with honest, tender moments – Emma Rous
A beautiful, very special, love story about what can happen when life gets in the way. About how love can endure the impossible. About how some people are meant to be. Saskia Sarginson is such a talented writer. Her characters are so human with their shortcomings and virtues, they could be us - they are us. And thus, their moments of grace are ours. I loved this book. – Cecilia Ekbäck
A poignant and heart-wrenching love story, tender and suspenseful and exquisitely written. The characters are painted with such compassion and sympathy: we enter into their longing, into their passionate and aching worlds, willing the story to end well for them, not wanting it to end, but to go on forever. This is one of the best love stories written, engrossing and utterly immersive. Saskia Sarginson never disappoints. – Mary Chamberlain
Saskia Sarginson is a gifted and versatile writer. She can turn her hand to just about any genre - be it thriller, historical or literary. This is the fourth novel of hers that I have read and for me, it’s right up there with her best work. The Bench feels like a book that the world really needs right now. Packed full of surprises and kindness, I certainly fell head over heels in love with it. – Fiona Mitchell
A beautiful romance with likeable characters you invest in wholeheartedly … an intriguing, thought-provoking, uplifting tale of love, loss, deceit, and destiny * *

Saskia Sarginson was awarded a distinction in her MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway after a BA in English Literature from Cambridge University and a BA in Fashion Design & Communications. Before becoming a full-time author, Saskia’s writing experience included being a health and beauty editor on women’s magazines, a ghost writer for the BBC and Harper Collins and copy-writing and script editing.

Saskia lives in south London with her partner and four children.

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