"[A] magical debut...a gorgeous novel that should resonate with fans of Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveller's Wife... A breathtaking tale full of love, hope and heartbreak. You'll be utterly captivated from the first page." Elle "Beautiful, sad, moving, fascinating and original. I loved it." -- Marian Keyes "A stellar love story that echoes down decades and centuries." Glamour, Book of the Year "A fluid narrative voice, pointedly lyrical. And, as in the work of contemporary fabulists like Kelly Link, Helen Oyeyemi and Audrey Niffenegger, the real intersects matter-of-factly with the supernatural...Many of this novel's pleasures have to do with teasing out the implications of Sedgwick's intricate pattern...This web of associations, spun by recurring images and figures, lends a different spin to the idea of a love that's meant to be." New York Times Book Review "Her laconic tone and measured prose belie the novel's dramatic content... Sedgwick is a highly evocative writer who makes excellent use of nature to showcase her themes... Her charming debut maps the world's big questions on an even larger plane'" -- Sarah Gilmartin Irish Times

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.