Soldier Sailor

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024

'One of the finest novels published this year.' - Sunday Times

'I could not put it down.' - ANNE ENRIGHT

'It's very moving, also very funny.' - PAUL MURRAY

'My favourite book I've read this year.' - PANDORA SYKES

'I lived and breathed beside her narrator.' - DAISY JOHNSON

In one of the most acclaimed novels of the year, her first in over a decade, Claire Kilroy takes us deep into the mind of her unforgettable heroine.

Exploring the clash of fierce love for a new life with a seismic change in identity, she vividly realises the tumultuous emotions of a new mother. As her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of love, autonomy creativity and the passing of time, an old friend makes a welcome return - but can he really offer a lifeline to the woman she used to be?