One woman. Two men. A last chance for happiness. Peak time on the Features Floor of a national newspaper and the computers crash. Martha Morgan, Features Editor, is losing control of her job. Head pounding she looks up and there is Jon. Is he the saviour she needs? Past and present combine into an explosive future in this literary novel.
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"A compelling, three-cornered story about a very modern predicament - how fertility problems can war against desire or kindle it in devastating ways. Grant, Martha and Jon each give us different London and a diverse perspective on the plot. With an ending that intrigues while remaining warmly humane, 'Cells' is a book which lives in the mind long after the final page."
--Jenny Newman, author of 'Going In' and 'Life Class'
A compelling, three-cornered story about a very modern predicament - how fertility problems can war against desire or kindle it in devastating ways. Grant, Martha and Jon each give us different London and a diverse perspective on the plot. With an ending that intrigues while remaining warmly humane, Cells is a book which lives in the mind long after the final page.
--Jenny Newman, author of 'Going In and Life Class'
A compelling, three-cornered story about a very modern predicament - how fertility problems can war against desire or kindle it in devastating ways. Grant, Martha and Jon each give us different London and a diverse perspective on the plot. With an ending that intrigues while remaining warmly humane, Cells is a book which lives in the mind long after the final page.
--Jenny Newman, author of 'Going In and Life Class'
--Jenny Newman, author of 'Going In' and 'Life Class'
A compelling, three-cornered story about a very modern predicament - how fertility problems can war against desire or kindle it in devastating ways. Grant, Martha and Jon each give us different London and a diverse perspective on the plot. With an ending that intrigues while remaining warmly humane, Cells is a book which lives in the mind long after the final page.
--Jenny Newman, author of 'Going In and Life Class'
A compelling, three-cornered story about a very modern predicament - how fertility problems can war against desire or kindle it in devastating ways. Grant, Martha and Jon each give us different London and a diverse perspective on the plot. With an ending that intrigues while remaining warmly humane, Cells is a book which lives in the mind long after the final page.
--Jenny Newman, author of 'Going In and Life Class'
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Harriet Grace grew up in Inkpen, Berkshire. She has grown-up children and stepchildren and now lives in London. She has an MA (Distinction) in Creative Writing and has had poems published. Cells is her first novel.
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Format:Kindle Edition
Cells tells the story of Martha and Grant who are a successful professional couple in their careers. Martha is a features editor for a national newspaper and Grant is a Psychoanalyst. The couple have been trying for a baby and after been told they are one of the ten percent of couples who have unexplained infertility they have now stopped trying for a baby and it has affected their relationship.
One day while at work Martha meets Jon who works as an editorial. Martha and Grant become close to Jon when Martha offers to give Jon an old computer of Grants and Jon starts visiting and spending time with the couple in their home. Jon is a little strange a social misfit, but he gets on with the couple and they become friends.
Is stopping trying for a baby really what both Martha and Grant want? If the opportunity came for them to become parents again would they take it?
Cells is a touching and emotionally charged novel that keeps the reader intrigued. The story is told from all three of the main characters perspectives. It is really moving storyline and is creatively written.
One day while at work Martha meets Jon who works as an editorial. Martha and Grant become close to Jon when Martha offers to give Jon an old computer of Grants and Jon starts visiting and spending time with the couple in their home. Jon is a little strange a social misfit, but he gets on with the couple and they become friends.
Is stopping trying for a baby really what both Martha and Grant want? If the opportunity came for them to become parents again would they take it?
Cells is a touching and emotionally charged novel that keeps the reader intrigued. The story is told from all three of the main characters perspectives. It is really moving storyline and is creatively written.
By S. C. Uden
Format:Paperback
In reading CELLS I became intensely, almost uncomfortably, enmeshed in the lives of Martha, her husband Grant, and the socially awkward Jon, whom they each befriend in subtly different ways and for subtly different reasons. Harriet paints a vivid and intimately detailed picture of the lives of all three protagonists and explores the complicated emotions, inner turmoil and sadness surrounding the universal issue of infertility with enormous sensitivity and honesty. Recognising the settings around South West London gave an even greater sense of immediacy for me and I found myself wondering how Martha and Grant were faring long after I had turned the last page.
By Lougrahamii
Format:Paperback
This is the second book I have read this month about fertility problems in women and again the Author has written this very difficult and emotional problem with great care and compassion. I'm a mother myself and was extremely fortunate not to have any problems in conceiving my gorgeous little girl, however, reading this book I was transported into Martha's world and the struggles she had with the failed IVF and as the book was written so well, it really does pull at you heart-strings.
This book is more complex than just fertility issues, this is a love triangle and all the emotional rollercoaster that this endures also.
Martha, her husband Grant and the third person Jon are not the easiest of people to warm to straight away. Harriet delves into each of their worlds a bit deeper and you can understand why they are like they are.
Certainly not a light and fluffy book but one that will keep you wanting to read on and find out what happens next.
This book is more complex than just fertility issues, this is a love triangle and all the emotional rollercoaster that this endures also.
Martha, her husband Grant and the third person Jon are not the easiest of people to warm to straight away. Harriet delves into each of their worlds a bit deeper and you can understand why they are like they are.
Certainly not a light and fluffy book but one that will keep you wanting to read on and find out what happens next.
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riveting and thought provoking
I started Cells late yesterday afternoon and finished it today. It's one of those books you hate to put down. Harriet's writing drew me in and kept me hooked. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Melanie King
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'She looked for the cells in the ripples of water, black shapes...
Martha Morgan is the features editor on 'The Chronicle' newspaper in London. It's a fast paced working environment. Her partner Grant is a psychoanalyst. Read more
Published 15 months ago by L. H. Healy
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A Sensational Story
'Cells' is an intriguing contemporary piece of literature with which any woman who has experienced dificulty conceiving will identify. Read more
Published 17 months ago by M. L. Rice
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Excellent insight into a modern relationship
The cover and title of this book really intrigued me and I was really pleased to find the story was just as appealing. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Sarah
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