Not Alone

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In a dying Britain, 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, plausible and absorbing' - Charlotte Mendelson, author of The Exhibitionist It has been five years since a toxic microplastics storm killed millions and made Katie's world unrecognizable, but she is determined to create a safe place for her beloved little boy, Harry. His world is their one-bedroom flat, where Katie keeps him indoors at all costs. Even the air outside could be deadly. And then, one day, a man stands at their door, and Katie realizes that her home isn't the place of safety she thought it was. And so she and Harry begin an impossible journey, in search of the man Katie was meant to marry. It will take them across a devastated country and through terrible danger, but hope drives them on . . . Sarah K. Jackson's astonishing debut is a story of love and hope against all the odds.

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Not Alone kept me breathless with tension. An outstandingly credible and gripping adventure story, rooted in a deep understanding of both ecology and family. -- Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of Room andThe Wonder
Intensely moving, genuinely gripping, plausible and absorbing; this is a stunningly debut by a truly talented new writer -- Charlotte Mendelson, author of The Exhibitionist
The emotionally wrenching story of a young mothers fight to save her young son as they struggle across a toxic and hostile world. The tension never lets up. Utterly believable, always compelling, and deeply moving. I loved it. -- Ian Irvine, author of A Shadow on the Glass
A gutwrenching, whiteknuckle postapocalyptic thriller, a story of love and perseverance. -- Gabriel Tallent, New York Times bestselling author of My Absolute Darling
Harrowing and achingly human, Not Alone is a sharp exploration of environmental apocalypse and a celebration of pure, boundless love that can survive anything. This triumphant debut finds hope in the darkest places, and it made me want to be a better person. -- AllisonEpstein, author of A Tip for the Hangman
Sarah K. Jacksons Not Alone is an ode to ferocious power of motherhood, even in the face of Earths utter devastation. Part dire warning, part love song, Not Alone explores how, like a tree bending toward sunlight, life may endure if our worst climate nightmares become reality. Haunting, endearing, and captivating. -- Caroline Woods, author of The Cigarette Girl
Tense, brutal, and tender, Not Alone cuts to the core of how and why we survive. Jackson gives readers a truly harrowing adventure about the pull of light in the darkest hour. -- Erika Swyler, bestselling author of The Book of Speculation
Five years before the start of Jacksons impressive debut, hurricanes across the globe lifted trillions of microplastic particles from the worlds oceans. The atmosphere became saturated with those pollutants, and breathing became deadly. One survivor, Katie, has devoted herself to keeping her son, Harry, who was born after the calamity, alive and well. * Publisher's Weekly *
Ecologist Jackson makes her debut with this engrossing postapocalyptic cli-fi thriller that will have readers anxiously turning the pages and questioning their use of plastic. * Library Journal *
With hauntingly beautiful descriptions of the natural world, this challenging novel is tough and memorable. * Guardian *

Author Bio

Sarah 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 Master's in Conservation Ecology at Oxford Brookes University.