This Is Where We Live

(Hardback)

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The astonishing, inventive debut novel, for readers of Daisy Johnson and Rachel Yoders Nightbitch
A single mother wakes to blood in her mouth and flesh under her fingernails. A severed toe on the doorstep. A boy missing.

But her child needs to get to school. Theres a food shop to be done. Parents evenings, play dates and pasta for tea.

Raising her child alone, shes done all she can to protect them. But what if shes the thing they need protecting from the most

Author Bio

Born in 1968 in London, Kate Hardie left school aged 14 to begin a career as an actress and went on to work with many of Britain's most creative filmmakers. Aged 38, she attended the National Film and Television School to train as a screen writer. She has since written and directed films for Channel Four, The BFI and Sky, and is due to direct her feature script Starting the End in early 2023. She has also taught screen writing and directing, lectured and advised on representation and diversity within the film industry, and written essays and articles for the Guardian and Dazed. This Is Where We Live is her debut novel.