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Early Praise for When We Have Wings

'This book is intoxicating; it made me imagine things I never imagined before. The world of flying is so complete, so detailed and real, it was as if I was flying, as if I could feel my wings. This is an addictive mystery, clever and compelling.'

Jane Campion, director of The Piano and Bright Star.

'A brilliantly conceived vision, bold in its execution and utterly convincing in its detail. When We Have Wings is that rare thing, a compelling read that is both emotionally and intellectually satisfying.'

Amanda Lohrey, author of Camille's Bread and Vertigo

If you only read one book a year, When We Have Wings may be the book to read. It will be the book everyone will be talking about this year. And for good reason - it is well written with strong characters, brilliant plot and thought-provoking themes. It is as much a celebration of motherhood as it is of flying, as much an allegory as it is a [political] thriller. I don't want to give too much away on this gem of a novel, but having read the book, I can now only wait for the movie. It is a book that will translate brilliantly to the computer assisted silver screen.

Reviewed by joelisa on Boomerang Books (21 May 2011)


International Sales: Spain, Portugal and The Netherlands

In a world divided into fliers and non-fliers, how far would you go to be able to fly? How much would you sacrifice - perhaps your own child? A beautifully written and compellingly original novel of sacrifice, betrayal and love.

The dream of being able to fly is now physical reality but only the rich and powerful can afford the surgery, drugs, and gene manipulation to become fliers. Peri, a poor girl from the regions, will sacrifice anything to get her wings and join this elite but the price is higher than she could have imagined. So why then does she throw it all away?

Feel the exhilaration and terror of flight - over vertiginous skyscrapers, into wild storms and across hypnotic wilderness - in this beautiful and daringly imaginative novel that explores the limits of self-transformation.

Highly visual and sensual, this book is political, philosophical and thought-provoking about the powers we now have to direct our own evolution and design our perfect selves.