Having Spent Life Seeking by Kae Tempest

Having Spent Life Seeking by Kae Tempest

*Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club Pick for June 2026*

'Trust me, you will love these characters' DUA LIPA
'Amazing, it really moved me' SHON FAYE
'If books can still change the world, this one most likely will' COLUM MCCANN

Rothko Taylor has washed up with the tide, back in their hometown, Edgecliff. Fifteen years since they left it behind.

The past is accelerating towards them: the skateboard kids on the high street that remind them of their teenage years, the splintered benches looking out to sea, where their mum Meg clutched her cans. The nice bit of town, where their dad Ezra tried and failed to build a happy home. And Dionne's block. Beautiful, extraordinary Dionne, the only person who had ever looked at them and seen what was there.

Back then, overwhelmed and full of fear, they sank beneath the surface into chaos. But they made it out alive. And this time, Rothko is determined that things will be different.

'A scorching story of love, change, homecoming and forgiveness' DAWN FRENCH

'A wonderful, moving and enlightening state-of-Britain novel' IRVINE WELSH

'A master-craftsman of deep feeling and linguistic intimacy' MAX PORTER

'Kae Tempest at his finest' ANTHONY SHAPLAND

'Unboundedly beautiful' MICHAEL PEDERSEN

KAE TEMPEST has been putting words together since he was a teenager. He has published plays, poetry collections, non-fiction, a Sunday Times-bestselling novel and has released six studio albums. In 2013 Tempest won the Ted Hughes Award, making him the youngest ever poet to receive it. He was named a Next Generation Poet in 2014, a once-in-a-decade honour, and in the same year he received the first of two Mercury Prize nominations. He is the only person to have achieved both accolades. In 2021 he was awarded the Silver Lion in Venice for his work as a playwright and in 2023 he won an Ivor Novello for his songwriting. His books have been translated into multiple languages and published to critical acclaim around the world. He hopes he will continue putting words together for the rest of his life.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781787335370
ISBN 10	1787335372
Title	Having Spent Life Seeking
Author	Tempest Kae
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Jonathan Cape
Year published	2026-04-23
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.