Description
Two lives. One night sky.
Roisin and Francois first meet in the snowy white expanse of Antarctica, searching for a comet overhead.
While Roisin grew up in a tiny village in Ireland, ablaze with a passion for science and the skies, Francois was raised by his restless young mother, who dreamt of new worlds but was unable to turn her back on her past.
As we loop back through their lives we see their paths cross as they come closer and closer to this moment, brought together by the infinite possibilities of the night sky.
One Day meets The Time Traveler's Wife in this spellbinding, magical debut novel about love, loss, hope and heartbreak that shows us that the world can be as desolate or as beautiful as the comets that pass overhead.
About the Author
Helen Sedgwick was a research scientist working in the field of biophysics before writing her debut novel, The Comet Seekers. She has an MLitt in Creative Writing from Glasgow University and a PhD in Physics from Edinburgh University, and has received a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. Having grown up in London, she now lives in the Scottish Highlands. The Growing Season is her second novel.
Reviews
A magical debut...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 *
Beautiful, sad, moving, fascinating and original. I loved it. -- Marian Keyes
A stellar love story * Glamour, Book of the Year *
Exquisitely layered, thrilling novel, which leaps across centuries and continents to delve into the role of destiny and the elusiveness of perception and memory. * New York Times *
A spellbinding tale of love and loss, aglimmer with passion and melancholy. * Sunday Express, S Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9781784703318
Author Helen Sedgwick
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 214g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 19mm