One minute Eddie was there. And the next he was gone. Five years on, and it's Elsie who's lost. All she knows is the pain she feels. Pain that her twin Eddie's body has never been found after that day on the beach. Then she meets Tay; confident, cool and addicted to free-diving. He says it's too dangerous for her to join; it's too dark, too scary, too deep. But what does he know? He doesn't know that being underwater is the only time Elsie doesn't ache for her brother. That diving gives her flashbacks. And that uncovering the secrets of that day is the only way for Elsie to start breathing again.
Sarah Alexander was born and bred in London. After working as a tomato picker, travel consultant, mental-health support worker and suitcase administrator, she returned to London to complete a Creative Writing MA at Birkbeck College in 2013 (which she passed with distinction). Sarah now works as an editor on digital language-learning projects. She has had short stories published in The Mechanics Institute Review and on Writers Hub, as well as several non-fiction pieces on travel websites. The Art of Not Breathing is Sarah's first novel
Title: The Art of Not Breathing
Author: Sarah Alexander
ISBN: 9781474903066
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Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Number of Pages: 400
Weight: 0.2801 kg
A beautifully written debut, very lyrical and moving, which swept me away. * Eve Ainsworth, author of Seven Days *
A dark page-turner which will leave you haunted and moved. * Julia Bell, author of The Dark Light *
A strong debut novel that tells an intriguing tale of grief and recovery. * School Library Journal *
An astonishingly good debut novel. I couldn't put it down. Sarah Alexander is the real deal, and I can't wait to read what she writes next. * Cat Clarke, author of Entangled *
Astonishingly good... I couldn't put it down. * Cat Clarke, author of Entangled *