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The Seawomen
On sale
14th June 2022
Price: £9.99
‘If you’re looking for your next Handmaid’s Tale-esque fix, this is it’ BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Fiercely written, vivid and timely, The Seawomen is an unforgettable and highly acclaimed debut novel about the rise to power of women on a remote island, for fans of Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman.
They say wickedness lies in the sea.
To touch the water – to even look at it – will stir up the sin that naturally lives in the heart of each woman. The only path to salvation is obedience, marriage and motherhood. Those women on the isle of Eden who fail in their duty will be cast back into the dark water, without mercy.
But the sea calls to Esta. It always has.
When danger forces Esta beyond the shallows, she uncovers a different world. One of freedom and power. It sets her on a course to uncover a secret sunk beneath the waves and the truth that will tear Eden apart.
PRAISE FOR CHLOE TIMMS:
‘A gripping tale of love and bravery’ SOPHIE WARD, author or The Schoolhouse
‘Unsettling and lushly written’ KIRSTY LOGAN, author of Now She is Witch
‘A powerful, enchanting novel’ ANNA BAILEY, author of Tall Bones
‘Mesmerising and moving’ SUSANNAH WISE, author of The Fragile Earth
Fiercely written, vivid and timely, The Seawomen is an unforgettable and highly acclaimed debut novel about the rise to power of women on a remote island, for fans of Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman.
They say wickedness lies in the sea.
To touch the water – to even look at it – will stir up the sin that naturally lives in the heart of each woman. The only path to salvation is obedience, marriage and motherhood. Those women on the isle of Eden who fail in their duty will be cast back into the dark water, without mercy.
But the sea calls to Esta. It always has.
When danger forces Esta beyond the shallows, she uncovers a different world. One of freedom and power. It sets her on a course to uncover a secret sunk beneath the waves and the truth that will tear Eden apart.
PRAISE FOR CHLOE TIMMS:
‘A gripping tale of love and bravery’ SOPHIE WARD, author or The Schoolhouse
‘Unsettling and lushly written’ KIRSTY LOGAN, author of Now She is Witch
‘A powerful, enchanting novel’ ANNA BAILEY, author of Tall Bones
‘Mesmerising and moving’ SUSANNAH WISE, author of The Fragile Earth
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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
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.
Richly atmospheric, powerful and provocative. A raw and beautiful coming of age story.
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.
A powerful, enchanting novel, with prose so vivid you can taste the salt in the air on your tongue
Timms unmasks organised religion as a gleaming façade for misogynistic cults, and explores how easily whispered rumours can spiral into mass hysteria. Bonus points for her shockingly nasty villain, Father Jessop
If you're looking for your next Handmaid's Tale-esque fix, this is it
Beautifully written ... a great concept, brilliantly executed, and it is essential reading for dystopian fiction fans
Timms' writing is at once lyrical and measured, bold and tender. The lens she offers us to look through is an unusual and passionate love story, which renders The Seawomen as gripping as it is haunting.