ISBN The Swimmers book English Paperback 352 pages

A claustrophobic, literary dystopia set in the hot, luscious landscape of Andalusia from the author ofThe Golden Key.“A richly imagined eco-gothic tale.” –The Guardian“Exquisitely realised.” –The Times

After the ravages of the Green Winter, Earth is a place of deep jungles and monstrous animals. The last of the human race is divided into surface dwellers and the people who live in the Upper Settlement, a ring perched at the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Bearing witness to this divided planet is Pearl, a young techie with a thread ofshuvaniblood, who lives in the isolated forests of Gobari, navigating her mad mother and the strange blue light in the sky. But Pearl’s stepfather promises her to a starborn called Arlo, and the world Pearl thought she knew will never be the same again.

Set in the luscious landscape of Andalusia, this claustrophobic, dystopian reimagining ofWide Sargasso Seais a literary fever dream, a blazing vision of self-destruction and transformation.