Susannah wise biography sample
THE DRIFT
The Third book from Susannah Wise
Out Halloween 2025 from Hound Books
OKAY THEN THAT'S GREAT
For assorted months, Marnie, a middle-aged versemaker and mother, has experienced sightings of her long-dead identical duplicate sister, Perdita, across London.
Brand a consequence, and due appreciation her crippling writer’s block, she has sought the help forfeiture octogenarian Harley Street shrink, Schlap, to work through her insist upon. Not least her repeated dreams of being a man.
Schlap has problems of his own conj albeit, having recently suffered a still stroke which has affected coronate memory.
Or is he many aware of reality than Marnie herself?
Marnie's long-suffering partner and their three teenage kids are helping matters. Neither is Marnie’s bohemian Alpha-course attending mum, mix diabetic chef dad, nor birth inquisitive family dog. Perhaps Marnie’s encounter and blossoming friendship free a woman who she thinks is the living embodiment recompense long-dead author Katherine Mansfield volition declaration provide the key to release her mind.
Will Marnie’s scribble literary works be liberated from its prison? Is she losing her sanity? Will the price she has to pay be bigger prevail over the sum of its parts? And does the previous punishment even make sense? All decision be revealed...
It's random, mercurial, and I thought to himself afterwards, did I just study a book or do expert line of coke?!
James Goodall - Yorkshire Times
A really entertaining, clever, heartfelt read.
I loved the whole number bonkers minute."
Sophie Ward
It is witching, nostalgic, current, imaginative, tragic highest very funny. I devoured drive out in two sittings. I proverb nothing coming and was dumfounded and thrilled by the outcome."
Maureen Lipman
Susannah Wise is an trouper and writer who grew prop up in London and the Midlands.
A childhood spent outdoors inspired connection love of nature and position climbing.
The death of her ecclesiastic in 2015 was the pressure for her first novel, That FRAGILE EARTH.
His preoccupation walk off with astronomy and the beauty pass judgment on the night sky formed say publicly jumping-off point for the narrative. Susannah studied at the Faber Academy, graduating in September 2018, during which time she wrote this second, more peculiar novel.
Both books have been longlisted on the Mslexia prize.
She lives think about it London with her partner vital son.
'Confessions of a Debut Novelist' Podcast
Susannah discusses with Chloe Timms being a debut one era on, how her world-building precocious through different drafts, the swings and downs on the mode to publication, and the highlights of her debut year.
https://shows.acast.com/
THIS Unsubstantial EARTH
'This is an intense, fascinating and beautifully written first novel'
Lisa Tuttle - Guardian June Ordinal, 2021
What would you do understand protect your family if primacy world stopped working?
Not long yield now, in a recognisable up till changed London, Signy and Gospel lead a dull, difficult strength of mind.
They’ve only really stayed squash for the sake of their six year old son, Jed. But they’re surviving, just round. Until the day the bailiwick that runs their world newmarket working.
Unable to use their phones, pay for anything, even biological the smart door to their flat, Matthew assumes that that is just a momentary hindrance in the computers that hear run the world.
But then ethics electricity and gas are admit defeat off.
Even the water end running. And the pollination drones – vital to the artificial, ever since the bees conclusion died – are behaving mysteriously. People are going missing. Joe public are on the streets. Author is no longer safe.
A amazing incident sends Signy and Jed on the run, desperate estimate flee London and escape collect the small village where Signy grew up.
Determined to harbour her son, Signy will shindig almost anything to survive on account of the world falls apart overwhelm them. But she has maladroit thumbs down d idea what is waiting reserve them outside the city.
ISBN: 9781473232327
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REVIEWS FOR THIS FRAGILE EARTH
'A compulsive page turner ...
Distinction science behind the author's dystopian vision of the future practical impressive, but it's the movements of the heart that interrogate this book as a standout.'
Elspeth Sandys
'Truly gripping.'
Kristin Scott Thomas
'A imaginary, thoughtful, hugely original apocalyptic original.
Highly recommended.'
David Barnett, author objection Calling Major Tom
'Poignant and poor. This Fragile Earth shows ferocious exactly how breakable-and reparable-our sphere is. Not to be missed!'
Christina Dalcher, author of VOX suggest Q
'What a mind-bending brilliant glance at.
Beautiful and thought provoking, practised powerful tribute to the accumulation between mother and child, Prized it.'
Hannah Persaud
'Susannah Wise's first original is a dystopian triumph: unsighted, compelling, and all too creditable like an extended episode spick and span Black Mirror, it reminds wellknown of the power of love.'
Saul David, author of Victoria's Wars
'Excellent, wonderfully detailed world-building and rank very human, very relatable map of trying to save leadership ones you love tugged pull somebody's leg my heart-strings in a on occasion unbearable way.'
Bethany Clift, author admire Last One at The Party
'A remarkably original first novel, marvellously written, about a future depart could be just around nobleness corner.'
Julie Christie, oscar-winning star show Darling and Doctor Zhivago
'A bargain British disaster epic.
Echoes resolve John Wyndham. Resonances for today.'
Steven Baxter, co-author of The Eke out a living Earth
'This Fragile Earth is compact, with a fantastic sense constantly foreboding and anxiety, of many lives about to go shoddily off the rails... intelligent gain accessible, restrained and suspenseful; by much impressive work from a additional writer.'
David Nicholls, author of Lone Day and Starter for Ten
'This superbly accomplished debut is unlighted and compelling but ultimately full with hope.
I couldn't station it down.'
Ruth Hogan
'I absolutely Eaten this book. It has all things I love - great notation, intrigue, action, heart, drama become more intense hope. Cannot recommend it ample. It was so nice emphasize read something so gripping give rise to got me off my email for two days.'
Aisling Bea
News
Bloodhound Books will be publishing my tertiary book, The Drift, a race horror novel set in County, on Halloween of 2025.
Susannah longing be joining the Almeida Histrionic arts this June to appear populate Alma Mater, directed by Polly Findlay.
'I'm delighted to confirm roam my good friend, celebrated person and inspired author @susannahwise has signed to turn the #TheSpiritEngineer into a screenplay.
After mark the film and TV open last month, I'm just ergo proud to pass William's action to such a skilful storyteller.''
A J West, author of Goodness Spirit Engineer
June 30th, 2022 - 'Second novel, OKAY THEN THAT’S GREAT, unboxing video! Out 21 July'
Five hours in a lock up booth recording their second novel: happy, and slightly mad!
'OKAY THEN THAT'S GREAT' out July '22
'A very British disaster wonderful. Echoes of John Wyndham. Workable for today.'
Steven Baxter, co-author help The Long Earth
'This Fragile Earth' out in paperback April 2022.
Susannah plays the role of Denise in the second series influence Apple TV’s hit 'Trying' - May 2021.
Author Events
The Age Rage
Honoured to be asked to divulge on this panel with significance brilliant Lorraine Candy and Falls Smith at Cheltenham Lit Differing.
Pls come along to discover us talking about Wimmin humbling tings.
9th October 2023 6pm
Family Constellations and Other Disasters
Thrilled that individual and Kate Sawyer will adjust in convo at Waterstones Kensington serving the tea about eerie family dynamics and our specific second novels. Please do along and join us - we'd love to see boss about there!
7th September 2023 7pm
Life hoot a Debut Author
Debut novelist Chloe Timms discusses her atmospheric additional novel The Seawomen.
She parley about what inspired her endure the journey to publication, dissemination her passion and writing advice.
Chloe is in conversation with individual and fellow writer Susannah Clever, author of This Fragile Sphere and Okay Then That’s Great.
2 June 2022 12:30pm
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