The Seawomen

the gripping and acclaimed novel for fans of Hannah Ritchell and Naomi Alderman

By: Chloe Timms

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Hardcover | 14 June 2022 | Edition Number 1

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320 Pages

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3.2 x 16.5 x 24.2

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'The Handmaid's Tale meets The Shape of Water' KIRSTY LOGAN

'An allegorical love story with echoes of fairytales' KATE SAWYER

'A gripping tale of love and bravery' SOPHIE WARD

'Mesmerising and moving' SUSANNAH WISE

'Dive in and don't look back' ZOE GILBERT

Everyone on this island has a story. This is mine.

Esta has known nothing but Eden's Isle her whole life. After a fire left her orphaned and badly scarred, Esta was raised by her grandmother in a deeply religious society who cut itself off from the mainland in the name of salvation. Here, fear rules: fear of damnation, fear of the outside world and fear of what lurks beneath the water - a corrupting evil the islanders call the Seawomen.

But Esta wants more than a life where touching the water risks corruption, where her every move is watched and women are controlled in every aspect of their lives. Married off, the women of the island must conceive a child within their appointed motheryear or be marked as cursed and cast into the sea as a sacrifice in an act called the Untethering.

When Esta witnesses a woman Untethered she sees a future to fear. Her fate awaits, a loveless marriage, her motheryear declared. And after a brief taste of freedom, the insular world Esta knows begins to unravel...

The Seawomen is a fiercely written and timely feminist novel, at once gothic, fantastical and truly unforgettable, for fans of Naomi Alderman, Margaret Atwood and Kiran Millwood Hargrave.

Industry Reviews

An unsettling and lushly-written reimagining of witch trials, exploring fertility, control and how what we believe can save us - or destroy us. The Handmaid's Tale meets The Shape of Water. - Kirsty Logan, author of The Gloaming

A gripping tale of love and bravery; The Seawomen immerses you in its watery world.

This book sucked me under and held me in its gorgeous, terrifying embrace. It's a rare treat to read a story so gripping told in such beautiful prose. Dive in and don't look back.

A tale as slippery as a fish... I was never quite sure of what things were. Feminist allegory, modern folklore, or romance? Maybe The Seawomen is all of those things, and more. In any case, I was hooked.

Richly atmospheric, powerful and provocative. A raw and beautiful coming of age story. - Caroline Lea, author of The Glass Woman

Hold your breath and hang on to hope. Perfect for fans of The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan and The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Seawomen is a captivating and sometimes terrifying debut that will sweep you out to sea. - Jen Campbell, author of The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

I read this beautiful novel in a fever dream, its sweeping prose carrying me away like a boat out at sea. Chloe Timms has written an extraordinary tale of one woman's desire for freedom, for love. Mesmerising and moving, I couldn't put it down. I have no doubt it will feature on everyone's lists - Susannah Wise, author of This Fragile Earth

Beautifully written, unsettling as a storm over the ocean, Timms' novel reads like the darkest fable, pulling you in like the tide. - Louise Morrish, author of Operation Moonlight

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