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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.
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 -- Kerry Potter * Muddy Stilettos * 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 * 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 * The Growing Season poses a compelling what-if about the female body, technology and power -- Sarah Ditum * Guardian * So enjoyed The Growing Season. . . Galloped my way to the conclusion, despite wishing it would never end. Smart & provocative. -- Carys Bray * Twitter *
