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The Wilderness
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An extraordinary debut novel by a young writer of remarkable gifts

About the Author

Samantha Harvey is the author of the novels Orbital, The Wilderness, All is Song, Dear Thief and The Western Wind and a work of non-fiction, The Shapeless Unease- A Year of Not Sleeping. Orbital was the winner of the Booker Prize 2024, and her other work has been shortlisted for the James Tait Black Award, the Women's Prize, the Guardian First Book Award and the Walter Scott Prize. The Wilderness was awarded the Betty Trask Prize. She is a tutor on the MA course in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.

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Brave and intelligent...a mesmerising work
*Independent*

A stunning composition of human fragility and intensity
*Guardian*

An extraordinary dramatisation of a mind in the process of disintegration ... Brilliant - read it now, before it scoops up all the prizes
*The Times*

Touches a resounding chord of melancholy. The author, whose debut this is, is very talented
*Evening Standard*

This is a finely written ode to memory, identity and love
*Financial Times*

a forensic examination of loss and misunderstanding, a paean to the vital force of stories, and an incredibly moving look at a sword of Damocles that hangs over us all
*Observer*

The imagined experience of dementia is intricately, cleverly woven
*Sunday Times*

A brave, intelligent book
*Daily Express*

Harvey uses her precise and unostentatious style to full effect
*Times Literary Supplement*

A treat for literature lovers who appreciate complexity in their novels and aren't afraid to deal with tough topics
*Library Journal*

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