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October 2018

Saltire Society Literary Award Shortlist

I’ve been on maternity leave this year and I see it has been a long time since I last posted an update – but I’m back! My daughter is now eight months old and October has seen her learning to crawl, a prize shortlisting for The Growing Season, and a must-read listing for The Comet Seekers.

I was delighted and quite overwhelmed to hear that The Growing Season has been shortlisted for the Saltire Society Literary Awards Fiction Book of the Year 2018. You can read more about the prize and all the other brilliant books shortlisted here. The winners will be announced during a prize ceremony in Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh at the end of November. Wish me luck!

The Comet Seekers has been included in a list of Must-Read Books For People Who Love Space – along with lots of other books I’d love to read! Do have a look at the website and video on Ezvid Wiki and check out all those fantastic books about the universe out there.

When The Dead Come Calling


"Unputdownable. When the Dead Come Calling tracks the toxin which seeped into a village. If you read closer you will see who the 'key workers' are. Helen Sedgwick saw into the future and that future is now! It's an incredible book! READ IT." Lemn Sissay


"Helen Sedgwick has written a novel which creates an atmosphere and tension which suits these times – paranoid, uneasy, at times angry, but with a humanity which offers hope despite everything."  Scots Way Hae!

 

The Growing Season

 

"So enjoyed The Growing Season. Galloped my way to the conclusion, despite wishing it would never end. Smart & provocative." Carys Bray


"An elegant and ingenious narrative, told with skill and sensitivity." Meg Howrey


"Sedgwick keeps us in a suspenseful state of discomfort."  The Guardian


"Asks questions prevalent within today’s society regarding reproduction, feminism and what it means to be individual… beautifully written and incredibly thought-proving."  Book Snail Reads


The Comet Seekers

 

"Readers will be enveloped in the magical world that Sedgwick creates and will grapple with the big issues she tackles - love, family, freedom, and loneliness. Those drawn to intimate stories of family drama are sure to respond to this beautiful, character-driven novel, which is reminiscent of the work of Amy Bloom and Elizabeth Strout." Booklist


"[Helen Sedgwick] has created an enigmatic and original lead, the kind of girl who wonders, 'Why draw a square house with a triangular roof when you can draw the patterns in the stars?'" Irish Times


"A stellar love story that echoes down decades and centuries." Glamour


"A Spellbinding tale of love and loss, aglimmer with passion and melancholy."  Sunday Express, S Magazine


"Uniquely structured and stylistically fascinating, the multilayered story comes full circle in a denouement that is both heartbreaking and satisfying." Publishers Weekly


"A gorgeous novel that should resonate with fans of Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveller’s Wife… A breathtaking tale full of love, hope and heartbreak. You’ll be utterly captivated from the first page." Elle, Book of the Month

 

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