Pathways

By: Katie Ward

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Paperback | 10 April 2025 | Edition Number 1

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448 Pages

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'A compelling and original novel' JESSICA CORNWELL

'You'll love sinking into the skin of each character, chapter by chapter . . . Fabulous' EVA VERDE

Cara versus Heather. Cara is a neuroscientist trying to make a contribution to the field; Heather, her almost-stepdaughter, is trying to find ways to express herself. When their family life breaks down, it causes a rift between them that may never heal again. Set partly in the research labs of Cambridge - and partly on the luminous streets of Las Vegas - these two different worldviews seem irreconcilable.

Pathways is a novel of both the heart and the head. You will be drawn into the interwoven lives of Heather and Cara, who struggle to understand and accept one another. Fascinating, perceptive and intimate, Pathways is about fragile connections, and the need for authenticity.

'The most original love story I have read in a long time. Funny, poignant, elegantly written, I adored this novel' AMANDA HODGKINSON

'Katie Ward unleashes the full force of her poetic instincts and intellectual rigour on the endlessly refracting experience that is the human mind in the human body' KATE WORSLEY

'Wonderful . . . It's thrillingly written, delicately accomplished and will live in my head for a long time' LLORED SHEPHERD

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Between a scientist and her step-daughter, neuroscience, Cambridge and Las Vegas, is woven the most original love story I have read in a long time. Funny, poignant, elegantly written, I adored this novel - Amanda Hodgkinson

Ward's sharp, sardonic ear is ever alert to the absurdity and inadequacies of everyday interactions; perhaps most impressive is her deep understanding of the experience of living in a female body - Kate Worsley

Pathways is sublime. A skilled and insightful observer of the human condition, Ward weaves the connective tissue together between her characters - and ultimately ourselves - beautifully - Chioma Okereke

A remarkable feat. A compelling and original novel centred on the interwoven lives of two fascinating women... Ward emerges as a novelist of tremendous skill: her prose is intelligent, rich and deeply touching - Jessica Cornwell

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