What if anyone could have a baby? A thought-provoking and unforgettable novel from a rising star.
Helen Sedgwick was a research scientist working in the field of biophysics before writing her debut novel, The Comet Seekers. She has an MLitt in Creative Writing from Glasgow University and a PhD in Physics from Edinburgh University, and has received a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. Having grown up in London, she now lives in the Scottish Highlands. The Growing Season is her second novel.
So enjoyed The Growing Season. . . Galloped my way to the
conclusion, despite wishing it would never end. Smart &
provocative.
*Twitter*
The Growing Season poses a compelling what-if about the female
body, technology and power
*Guardian*
You know when you read the back of a book and your neck hairs go
all tingly? This is one of them. . . an inventive tale that'll
leave you contemplating what the future holds.
*Stylist*
Sedgwick describes her off-kilter world brilliantly and she
considers the big ideas in her novel from all sides like a true
scientist. . . It’s smart and thoughtful writing – a novel to make
you consider deeply what family means and what the not-too-distant
future might hold.
*Big Issue*
I adored ex-physicist Sedgwick’s dazzling debut literary novel, The
Comet Seekers, a critically-acclaimed, super-smart love story
that’s anchored in an Antarctic scientific research centre but
spans centuries and multiple locations. Her new one is just as
brainy and ambitious… Clever stuff
*Muddy Stilettos*
This is an intriguing, eye-opening and potentially worrying glimpse
into an alternative societal path
*Scotland on Sunday*
Sedgwick, a former biophysicist, handles the ethics and possibility
of new fertility technology admirably, cementing her reputation as
one of the most important new writers around
*Diva*
Part thriller, part dystopian fiction, The Growing Season takes a
fascinating "what if" question and really runs with it
*Running in Heels*
An elegant and ingenious narrative, told with skill and
sensitivity
*Meg Howrey*
An intriguing, eye-opening and potentially worrying glimpse into an
alternative societal path.
*The Scotsman*
The Growing Season is an outstanding example of SF feminism
*Atlantis*
As our own reality draws closer to that of Sedgwick's speculations,
the need for preemptive legislative, social and cultural change
becomes ever-more pressing
*Cherwell*
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