Carole Hailey has announced her third novel, “The Falling.”, which will be published via Atlantic Books. Carole’s first novel, The Silence Project, was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature’s Christopher Bland Prize. It was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, a #1 Kindle Bestseller, a Waterstones Welsh Book of the Month and a Booksellers Association Indie Book of the Month. Her second novel, Scenes From A Tragedy, was shortlisted for a CWA Dagger Award.
Cassie had an unconventional childhood, growing up with a father who spent all of his time preparing for apocalypse. Instead of going to school, she had an eccentric curriculum at the kitchen table with her mum, and instead of going out to play, she either snuck off to go see her beloved grandparents or would go to the family safe space, a garage that had been sealed off and stocked with tinned food and emergency batteries.
Now middle-aged and living alone, Cassie continues the rhythms of preparing for the worst, even though her dad failed to prepare for the slow-motion tragedy that became their family. But when an asteroid is located in the solar system, the chance of impact in northern Europe climbing every day, the worst finally seems to be confirmed, and Cassie’s strange dad might just turn out to have been her salvation…
The Falling will be released on 5 November 2026. You can pre-order your copy here!
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