Pathways - Softcover

Ward, Katie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844089061 ISBN 13: 9781844089062

Publisher: Fleet, 2025

Synopsis

'A compelling and original novel' JESSICA CORNWELL

'You'll love sinking into the skin of each character, chapter by chapter . . . Fabulous' EVA VERDE

Cara versus Heather. Cara is a neuroscientist trying to make a contribution to the field; Heather, her almost-stepdaughter, is trying to find ways to express herself. When their family life breaks down, it causes a rift between them that may never heal again. Set partly in the research labs of Cambridge - and partly on the luminous streets of Las Vegas - these two different worldviews seem irreconcilable.

Pathways is a novel of both the heart and the head. You will be drawn into the interwoven lives of Heather and Cara, who struggle to understand and accept one another. Fascinating, perceptive and intimate, Pathways is about fragile connections, and the need for authenticity.


'The most original love story I have read in a long time. Funny, poignant, elegantly written, I adored this novel' AMANDA HODGKINSON

'Katie Ward unleashes the full force of her poetic instincts and intellectual rigour on the endlessly refracting experience that is the human mind in the human body' KATE WORSLEY

'Wonderful . . . It's thrillingly written, delicately accomplished and will live in my head for a long time' LLORED SHEPHERD

About this title

About the Author

Katie Ward's first novel Girl Reading was a Cactus TV Book Club selection and a book of the week on The Oprah Blog. She received the Clarissa Luard Award in 2013 from Hilary Mantel.

From the Back Cover

Cara versus Heather. Cara is a neuroscientist trying to make a contribution to the field; Heather, her almost-stepdaughter, is trying to find ways to express herself. When their family life breaks down, it causes a rift between them that may never heal again. Set partly in the research labs of Cambridge - and partly on the luminous streets of Las Vegas - these two different worldviews seem irreconcilable.

Pathways is a novel of both the heart and the head. You will be drawn into the interwoven lives of Heather and Cara, who struggle to understand and accept one another. Fascinating, perceptive and intimate, Pathways is about fragile connections, and the need for authenticity.


'The most original love story I have read in a long time. Funny, poignant, elegantly written, I adored this novel' Amanda Hodgkinson

'Katie Ward unleashes the full force of her poetic instincts and intellectual rigour on the endlessly refracting experience that is the human mind in the human body' Kate Worsley

'Wonderful . . . It's thrillingly written, delicately accomplished and will live in my head for a long time' Lloyd Shepherd

Edition details

• Publisher: Fleet
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844089061
• ISBN 13: 9781844089062
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 448