Attention All Shipping
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Publishing Details
Attention All Shipping
By (Author) Kathy Biggs
HarperCollins Publishers
The Borough Press
26th August 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Family life fiction / Stories about family
Narrative theme: death, grief, loss
Narrative theme: health and illness
Narrative theme: sense of place
Narrative theme: environmental issues / the natural world
Physical Properties
Paperback
352
Width 135mm, Height 216mm, Spine 30mm
380g
Description
'Kathy Biggs reminds me of Alan Bennett she walks the fine line between humour and utter sadness in a way that is very rare' JAN NEWTON
When you're feeling lost at sea, what will it take to guide you homeGrace lives with her father Jack on their crumbling family farm in Wales. Jack, who has dementia, lost his son Michael in a tragic accident at sea many years ago. Each night he is soothed by an old recording of the shipping forecast, lulled to sleep by the belief that Michael is safe.
And while he sleeps, Grace wonders how she ended up back here, caring for her father rather than living her own life.
One day, a young woman turns up on their farm, claiming to be Michaels daughter. But how can this be, seeing as he died before she was born
United by this shared flicker of hope, the unlikely trio embark on a journey from the Welsh valleys to Whitby, which will change all their lives forever
Reviews
'Kathy Biggs reminds me of Alan Bennett she walks the fine line between humour and utter sadness in a way that is very rare' JAN NEWTON
Author Bio
Kathy Biggs is originally from Yorkshire, where she trained to be a nurse. She moved to Mid Wales in 1985 and still lives there with her husband. She has two grown children. Her two previous novels, The Luck and Scrap, were published by Honno Press.
