AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4'S BOOK AT BEDTIME WINNER OF THE FICTION PRIZE AT THE EAST ANGLIAN BOOK
AWARDS 2021 'A poignant and page turning apocalyptic tale of the foibles strengths and hopes
of humanity. I was gripped both terrified and emotional throughout and I loved every minute of
it.' SIMON SAVIDGE 'An immersive end of the world story full of hope and imagination' THE
GUARDIAN 'A terrific debut. Brave unexpected... transfixing and captivating... full of hope
resilience and love' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Holds the big within the small the intimate within the
epic' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave author of The Mercies 'A captivating read' THE SUN 'GORGEOUS
and original and captivating' - Marian Keyes international bestselling author of Grown Ups 'A
captivating read... (a) beautiful surprising novel' FABULOUS 'A novel that has stayed with me
for weeks afterwards . . . Perceptive and unflinching' - Jessie Burton author of The
Miniaturist 'A quiet piercing contemplation on what really matters when it comes to the end of
the world. Strange and beautiful' - Abigail Dean author of Girl A 'Beautiful and harrowing but
also optimistic and extremely moving . . . a truly arresting depiction of an unlikely
relationship' - Clover Stroud author of The Wild Other 'I didn't want this book to end. It
blew me away and moved me beyond belief' - Bryony Gordon author of Mad Girl HER WORLD FELL TO
PIECES. FROM THE BONES SHE BUILT A NEW LIFE. Ruth lives in the heart of the city. Working
drinking falling in love: the rhythm of her vivid and complicated life is set against a
background hum of darkening news reports from which she deliberately turns away. When a new
romance becomes claustrophobic Ruth chooses to leave behind the failing relationship but also
her beloved friends and family and travels to the other side of the world in pursuit of her
dream life working with whales in New Zealand. But when Ruth arrives the news cycle she has
been ignoring for so long is now the new reality. Far from home and with no real hope of
survival she finds herself climbing into the mouth of a beached whale alongside a stranger.
When she emerges it is to a landscape that bears no relation to the world they knew before.
When all has been razed to the ground what does it mean to build a life? The Stranding is a
story about the hope that can remain even when the world is changed beyond recognition.
