Product Description
The Sunlight Pilgrims
Author: Jenni Fagan
Format: Paperback
Jenni Fagan's new novel The Delusions is available now***
A Granta Best Young British Novelist and Winner of the Gordon Burn Prize
'A vivid and tender coming-of-age story set at the end of the world' — Guardian
'She writes at the pace of thought, sentences like gunfire' — Financial Times
'A chillingly plausible near-future ... intimately imagined' — The Spectator
It's November 2020 and the world is freezing over. As ice water melts into the Atlantic, and vast swathes of people make for the warmer south, Dylan is heading to Scotland, once the home of his late mother and grandmother.
Twelve-year-old Stella and her survivalist mother, Constance, scrape by in the snowy Highlands, preparing for a record-breaking winter. Living out of a caravan, they spend their days digging through landfills, searching for anything of value. When Dylan arrives in the middle of the night, their lives change course. Though the weather worsens, his presence brings a new light to daily life, and when the ultimate disaster finally strikes, they'll all be ready.
'Tackles current issues with a haunting, timeless beauty' — Stylist
'Articulates the survival instinct and our capacity for love' — Mail on Sunday
'A refreshingly unusual tale' — Metro
About the Author
Jenni Fagan was born in Scotland. She won the Gordon Burn Prize for her memoir, Ootlin, which was also longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction. Her debut novel, The Panopticon, saw her selected as a Granta Best Young British Novelist, and her second novel, The Sunlight Pilgrims, gained her Scottish Author of the Year. Jenni has been listed for the Encore Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes, the Desmond Elliott Prize, the Sunday Times Short Story Award, and the Pushcart Prize. She is a Doctor of Philosophy, a member of Liberty, and a Royal Society of Literature Fellow. She lives in Edinburgh with her son.
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