The Stranding

It’s GORGEOUS and original and captivating … Beautiful writing and characters I cared for as if they were my own family * Marian Keyes, international bestselling author of Grown Ups *
The Stranding is a breathtaking book about relationships, love and human resilience at the end of the world; it’s beautifully written and I know I’ll be thinking about it for a very long time! * Lex Croucher, author of Reputation *
Powerful, atmospheric and utterly transfixing * Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne *
The Stranding is an original, compelling and brilliantly written story. I loved the dual timelines of ‘before’ and ‘after’ and could not put it down. It’s a thought-provoking and timely read, about hope, survival and the human spirit * Aliya Ali-Afzal, author of Would I Lie To You *
I didn’t want this book to end. It blew me away, and moved me beyond belief. I want to read it again and again and again * Bryony Gordon, author of Mad Girl *
Original, visceral, rich with themes of refuge and redemption, it’s a beautifully imagined story about the hiding places in our hearts and minds * Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters. *
Beautiful and harrowing but also optimistic and extremely moving … a truly arresting depiction of an unlikely relationship * Clover Stroud, author of The Wild Other *
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 *
Beautifully written, it’s truly something special * Stylist *
A terrific debut. Brave, unexpected … transfixing and captivation … full of hope, resilience and love * The Sunday Times *

Kate Sawyer worked as an actor and producer, and wrote several short films before turning her hand to fiction. Her debut novel, The Stranding, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, won the East Anglian fiction prize, was adapted for BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime and is being developed for TV.

Kate is the host of Novel Experience, a weekly podcast where she talks to authors about their writing practices and the experiences that brought them to, through and beyond publication.

After twenty years living in London, she recently returned to her native East Anglia, where, as a solo mother by choice, she lives with her young daughter.

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