The Stranding
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The Stranding
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Kate Sawyer
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Kate Sawyer
About this listen
Her world fell to pieces.
From the bones she built a new life.
A heartbreaking novel of love, loss and hope about a woman who hides from the end of the world in the belly of a whale.
Ruth lives in the heart of the city. Working, drinking, falling in love: the rhythm of her vivid and complicated life is set against a background hum of darkening news reports from which she deliberately turns away.
When a new romance becomes claustrophobic, Ruth chooses to leave behind the failing relationship, but also her beloved friends and family, and travels to the other side of the world in pursuit of her dream life working with whales in New Zealand.
But when Ruth arrives, the news cycle she has been ignoring for so long is now the new reality. Far from home and with no real hope of survival, she finds herself climbing into the mouth of a beached whale alongside a stranger. When she emerges, it is to a landscape that bears no relation to the world they knew before.
When all has been razed to the ground, what does it mean to build a life?
The Stranding is a story about the hope that can remain even when the world is changed beyond recognition.
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- Miss P.
- 15-01-22
Great story!
I really enjoyed this book. I felt it was written and read beautifully. Such a great story and refreshing to read something a bit different. Highly recommend.
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- HoneyBee
- 17-07-21
Beautifully written moving first novel.
Totally gripped, insightful story I hope Kate writes more can't wait for her next novel
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- J. A. Gagliano
- 15-04-24
Kind of sad little story
With the news at the moment, this book has me feeling a little bit nervous that our world as we know it could suddenly come to an end. Makes me want to dig a shelter in my back garden
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- Mel
- 22-08-24
poignant
How did bales of hay survive?! A few far fetched ideas like this were annoying. Also, why shelter on the beach when the caravan was still in tact? And if a caravan survived, then surely houses would have done? I liked the premise though.
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- Helen
- 01-08-24
Thought provoking
The unusual plot and simplicity of the tale was haunting & kept me compelled from the start. I was unsure about the jumps from past to present at the start, but it soon became clear that it was a way of explaining & circling the story. It is the first of Kate’s books I have read will definitely look out for more. Delightful
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- Imogen
- 23-12-22
Nice story
A nice story which has a feeling of hope throughout ,it’s an enjoyable easy listen
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- Claire
- 04-07-22
Listened over two days
Loved this story
So different and beautifully written; covering all our different relationships, as well as posing the question, ‘Could we all benefit from living a simpler life?’
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- Occasional reviewer
- 04-03-23
Stunning ❤️
This was an amazing book. The storytelling is truly beautiful. For a post-apocalyptic book there is no gore, but just a beautiful story entwined with nature. I have read many of the genre, but this is definitely one of my favourites.
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- Jemma
- 26-01-24
Thought provoking and different
I really enjoyed this audio book. It’s different to the other books l’ve listened to and makes you think what if?!
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- P Tappenden
- 22-07-21
A Beautiful Tale
Well written and different. I did not want it to end .
A must read.
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