The Growing Season by Helen Sedgwick
What separates them may just bring them together, as they search for the truth about FullLife and each face a truth of their own. 'A compelling what-if about the female body, technology and power' Guardian
So enjoyed The Growing Season. . Galloped my way to the conclusion, despite wishing it would never end. Smart & provocative. -- Carys Bray * Twitter *
The Growing Season poses a compelling what-if about the female body, technology and power -- Sarah Ditum * Guardian *
You know when you read the back of a book and your neck hairs go all tingly? This is one of them. . . an inventive tale that'll leave you contemplating what the future holds. * Stylist *
Sedgwick describes her off-kilter world brilliantly and she considers the big ideas in her novel from all sides like a true scientist. . . It’s smart and thoughtful writing – a novel to make you consider deeply what family means and what the not-too-distant future might hold. * Big Issue *
I adored ex-physicist Sedgwick’s dazzling debut literary novel, The Comet Seekers, a critically-acclaimed, super-smart love story that’s anchored in an Antarctic scientific research centre but spans centuries and multiple locations. Her new one is just as brainy and ambitious… Clever stuff -- Kerry Potter * Muddy Stilettos *
This is an intriguing, eye-opening and potentially worrying glimpse into an alternative societal path -- Jane Bradley * Scotland on Sunday *
Sedgwick, a former biophysicist, handles the ethics and possibility of new fertility technology admirably, cementing her reputation as one of the most important new writers around * Diva *
Part thriller, part dystopian fiction, The Growing Season takes a fascinating "what if" question and really runs with it * Running in Heels *
An elegant and ingenious narrative, told with skill and sensitivity -- Meg Howrey
An intriguing, eye-opening and potentially worrying glimpse into an alternative societal path. -- Jane Bradley * The Scotsman *
The Growing Season is an outstanding example of SF feminism * Atlantis *
As our own reality draws closer to that of Sedgwick's speculations, the need for preemptive legislative, social and cultural change becomes ever-more pressing * Cherwell *
The Growing Season poses a compelling what-if about the female body, technology and power -- Sarah Ditum * Guardian *
You know when you read the back of a book and your neck hairs go all tingly? This is one of them. . . an inventive tale that'll leave you contemplating what the future holds. * Stylist *
Sedgwick describes her off-kilter world brilliantly and she considers the big ideas in her novel from all sides like a true scientist. . . It’s smart and thoughtful writing – a novel to make you consider deeply what family means and what the not-too-distant future might hold. * Big Issue *
I adored ex-physicist Sedgwick’s dazzling debut literary novel, The Comet Seekers, a critically-acclaimed, super-smart love story that’s anchored in an Antarctic scientific research centre but spans centuries and multiple locations. Her new one is just as brainy and ambitious… Clever stuff -- Kerry Potter * Muddy Stilettos *
This is an intriguing, eye-opening and potentially worrying glimpse into an alternative societal path -- Jane Bradley * Scotland on Sunday *
Sedgwick, a former biophysicist, handles the ethics and possibility of new fertility technology admirably, cementing her reputation as one of the most important new writers around * Diva *
Part thriller, part dystopian fiction, The Growing Season takes a fascinating "what if" question and really runs with it * Running in Heels *
An elegant and ingenious narrative, told with skill and sensitivity -- Meg Howrey
An intriguing, eye-opening and potentially worrying glimpse into an alternative societal path. -- Jane Bradley * The Scotsman *
The Growing Season is an outstanding example of SF feminism * Atlantis *
As our own reality draws closer to that of Sedgwick's speculations, the need for preemptive legislative, social and cultural change becomes ever-more pressing * Cherwell *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784706579 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784706574 |
| Title | The Growing Season |
| Author | Helen Sedgwick |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2019-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 2018 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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