Black-and-white, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has anticipated Amelia Ireland’s debut novel The Seven Clock Association.
Sam Humphreys, Ppublication DDirector at Black-and-whitet, acquired Great Britain and Commonwealth right (except Canada)out of Emily Glenister at DHH Literary Agency, for six-digit. Black-and-white will be published on 3rd place April 2025, with Berkmhey books in the USA Publish on 15.th April 2025.
In the Novel, Four strangers meet for the first time At seven o’clock on a Tuesday eveningin a high-rise building near WestminsterR. They all have two things in common: a traumatic experience six months ago and the inability to put it behind them. Reluctantly, tThey were brought together to participate in an experimental treatment to heal broken hearts.
When a revelation reveals, real Reason You have been selected for this group, it shakes the foundations everything they thought they knewand wIt began as cure The journey turns out to be a much greater test of friendship, strength and love.
Ireland wrote The novel was written in memory of her mother, who died shortly after being diagnosed with early dementia.
Ireland said: “II have I have always been a bit of a daydreamer and spent most of my time imagining lives that are worlds away from my own. This, combined with the death of my mother a few years ago, led me come with the idea for this book. However, I never in my wildest dreams would have believed that within six months I would land a great agent and a publishing deal, and now working with Sam at Black & White is an absolute dream comes true. I have was thrilled by the trust she placed in me and the book from the beginning, and I tilt wait The Seven Clock Association in print.”
Humphreys said: “II have was looking for a really warmheartbreaking yet life-affirming reading since I started at Bonnier, and when Emily first The Seven Clock Associationit has my spider my senses tingled. I began reading – and to say I was completely blown away would be an understatement. For me, the best novels are full of emotion and suspense, and Amelia’s debut has both in abundance. I am absolutely thrilled to have it on the Black & White Listand I can imagine that it will appeal to readers of all genres, by Sarah Pinborough’s Behind her eyes to Rosie Walsh’s The man who Not Call and Matt Haigs The Midnight Library. At the same time, It is completely original and I tilt wait to share it with the world.”
The Seven Clock Association appears in Great Britain and Ireland, in hSubscribeAudio and eBook To 3rd April 2025. It will be published in the US by Berkley Books on 15.th April 2025.
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