The Carrier
$44.77
- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2026
Summary
Why should you suffer when she can do it for you?
A revolutionary company can free you from your unwanted emotions. Jealousy, grief, despair. If you can afford to, you need never feel them again. In your place is a Carrier - a woman who is paid to process your pain. In a world full of suffering, there is no shortage of demand. But this company has secrets. The true cost of your freedom is a Carrier’s life. Would you let her pay the price?
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857508126 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857508121 |
| Author: | Ruth Newton |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 674g |
| Dimensions: | 243mm x 165mm x 40mm |
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Critics Review
Timely, innovative and fantastically compelling. * Pandora Sykes *
I so enjoyed it: smart, absorbing and disturbingly timely. * Erica Wagner *
I absolutely loved this novel - I finished it in one weekend. The entire novel is a call to arms for women. * Marie O’Hare *
Newton creates a world that’s frighteningly real with a well-crafted spotlight on women’s emotional labour. Equal parts thought-provoking and rage-inducing The Carrier is a propulsive thriller you’ll remember long after the last page. An incredibly accomplished debut. * Asia Mackay *
A breath-taking debut and essential reading for our times. * Emily Buchanan *
An acute allegory for emotional labour, and the subtle yet oppressive toll this gendered reality takes on our lives and bodies. * Rachel Donald *
The Carrier holds no punches. A fast-paced, prescient novel set in an all too familiar near-future, with a glimmer of hope to inspire each of us to step up and speak up. * Jodie Matthews, author of Meet Me at the Surface *
About The Author
Ruth Newton
Ruth Newton is a writer and campaign producer, working with charities and NGOs. The Carrier, her debut novel, was longlisted for BPA’s first novel award, shortlisted for Hodderscape x The Science Museum’s Debut Science Fiction award, and won the Jericho Writers’ Friday Night Live competition. She lives in the North East with her husband and son.
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