The Stranding

An immersive end-of-the-world story full of hope and imagination' THE GUARDIAN
An award-winning novel of love, loss and hope about a woman who hides from the end of the world in the belly of a whale.

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2021*
*WINNER OF THE EAST ANGLIAN BOOK AWARDS FOR FICTION*

'Captivating and unique' STYLIST
'A terrific debut' SUNDAY TIMES
'A novel that has stayed with me for weeks afterwards . Perceptive and unflinching' JESSIE BURTON

EVERY ENDING IS A NEW BEGINNING.

Ruth is ignoring the news. Like most people, she has relationship problems, job stress, friends and family who need her. Ruth has a life.

But the news is about to catch up with Ruth, and her problems are going to be swept away.along with the rest of the world.

Only when the comforts and complications of her old existence are gone, does Ruth finally realise how she might be able to live to the fullest.

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