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September 2016

The Comet Seekers – Out In The World

August ended with my book launch, and after a wonderful month including events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Book Fringe, The Comet Seekers was officially released into the world. September started with some great reviews – some of my favourites are online and you can read them in the Irish Times, the List, Glamour, Publishers Weekly, and even the Otago Daily Times all the way from New Zealand. 

I took a trip down to London to be on BBC Woman’s Hour at the start of the month (for the next few weeks I think you can listen to the interview online here) and I also got to spend some time relaxing with my family and visiting the London Wetland Centre to see otters, cranes, and a beautiful black swan.

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For the rest of the month, my plans include a book launch in Edinburgh on the 14th, and an appearance at the Wigtown Book Festival on the 25th September. And my big news is that The Comet Seekers has been chosen as Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month, which is very exciting – and has resulted in some beautifully creative window displays!

Have a wonderful September everyone, and a fresh and bright start to autumn.

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When The Dead Come Calling

"Unputdownable. When the Dead Come Calling tracks the toxin which seeped into a village. If you read closer you will see who the 'key workers' are. Helen Sedgwick saw into the future and that future is now! It's an incredible book! READ IT." Lemn Sissay

"Helen Sedgwick has written a novel which creates an atmosphere and tension which suits these times – paranoid, uneasy, at times angry, but with a humanity which offers hope despite everything."  Scots Way Hae!

 

The Growing Season

 

"So enjoyed The Growing Season. Galloped my way to the conclusion, despite wishing it would never end. Smart & provocative." Carys Bray

"An elegant and ingenious narrative, told with skill and sensitivity." Meg Howrey

"Sedgwick keeps us in a suspenseful state of discomfort."  The Guardian

"Asks questions prevalent within today’s society regarding reproduction, feminism and what it means to be individual… beautifully written and incredibly thought-proving."  Book Snail Reads

The Comet Seekers

 

"Readers will be enveloped in the magical world that Sedgwick creates and will grapple with the big issues she tackles - love, family, freedom, and loneliness. Those drawn to intimate stories of family drama are sure to respond to this beautiful, character-driven novel, which is reminiscent of the work of Amy Bloom and Elizabeth Strout." Booklist

"[Helen Sedgwick] has created an enigmatic and original lead, the kind of girl who wonders, 'Why draw a square house with a triangular roof when you can draw the patterns in the stars?'" Irish Times

"A stellar love story that echoes down decades and centuries." Glamour

"A Spellbinding tale of love and loss, aglimmer with passion and melancholy."  Sunday Express, S Magazine

"Uniquely structured and stylistically fascinating, the multilayered story comes full circle in a denouement that is both heartbreaking and satisfying." Publishers Weekly

"A gorgeous novel that should resonate with fans of Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveller’s Wife… A breathtaking tale full of love, hope and heartbreak. You’ll be utterly captivated from the first page." Elle, Book of the Month

 

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