Not Alone: A Bold, Thrilling Tale of Motherhood, Love and Survival

· Picador · Narrated by Helen Keeley
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In a dying world, how far will a mother go to save her child?

'Not Alone kept me breathless with tension' – Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of
Room

'Intensely moving, genuinely gripping' – Charlotte Mendelson, author of The Exhibitionist

Five years ago a toxic storm made the world unrecognizable. Now the air outside could be deadly.

Katie has done everything in her power to create a haven for her little boy, Harry. But now their home is no longer safe.

And so they begin an impossible journey in search of the man Katie was meant to marry. It will take them across a devastated Britain and through terrible danger, but hope and love drive them on . . .

'Hauntingly beautiful' – The Guardian

Sarah K. Jackson's astonishing debut is a story of single parenthood, environmental destruction and hope – against all the odds.

About the author

Sarah K. Jackson is an ecologist specializing in botany, and has a keen interest in human–wildlife coexistence, conservation, climate change and microplastics pollution. Her job has taken her all around the UK, scrambling through woodland, paddling up rivers, squelching through mountain bogs, and also sometimes overseas. She studied Psychology and Criminology at Cardiff University, before doing a Masters in Conservation Ecology at Oxford Brookes University.

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