The Growing Season

So enjoyed The Growing Season… Galloped my way to the conclusion, despite wishing it would never end. Smart & provocative. – Carys Bray * Twitter *
The Growing Season poses a compelling what-if about the female body, technology and power – Sarah Ditum * Guardian *
You know when you read the back of a book and your neck hairs go all tingly? This is one of them… an inventive tale that’ll leave you contemplating what the future holds. * Stylist *
Sedgwick describes her off-kilter world brilliantly and she considers the big ideas in her novel from all sides like a true scientist… It’s smart and thoughtful writing – a novel to make you consider deeply what family means and what the not-too-distant future might hold. * Big Issue *
I adored ex-physicist Sedgwick’s dazzling debut literary novel, The Comet Seekers, a critically-acclaimed, super-smart love story that’s anchored in an Antarctic scientific research centre but spans centuries and multiple locations. Her new one is just as brainy and ambitious… Clever stuff – Kerry Potter * Muddy Stilettos *
This is an intriguing, eye-opening and potentially worrying glimpse into an alternative societal path – Jane Bradley * Scotland on Sunday *
Sedgwick, a former biophysicist, handles the ethics and possibility of new fertility technology admirably, cementing her reputation as one of the most important new writers around * Diva *
Part thriller, part dystopian fiction, The Growing Season takes a fascinating “what if” question and really runs with it * Running in Heels *
An elegant and ingenious narrative, told with skill and sensitivity – Meg Howrey
An intriguing, eye-opening and potentially worrying glimpse into an alternative societal path. – Jane Bradley * The Scotsman *

Helen Sedgwick was a research scientist working in the field of biophysics before writing her debut novel, The Comet Seekers. She has an MLitt in Creative Writing from Glasgow University and a PhD in Physics from Edinburgh University, and has received a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. Having grown up in London, she now lives in the Scottish Highlands. The Growing Season is her second novel.

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