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Sarah Leipciger
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Sarah Leipciger

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Born and raised in Canada, Sarah Leipciger lives in London with her three children, and teaches creative writing to prisoners. Her short fiction has been shortlisted for the Asham Award, the Fish Prize and the Bridport Prize. Her first novel, the critically acclaimed THE MOUNTAIN CAN WAIT, was published in 2015. COMING UP FOR AIR is her second novel.

Books by Sarah Leipciger

Moon Road

The acclaimed mesmeric and moving road novel, perfect next read for fans of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver: 'A sucker-punch of a novel' Grazia

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Coming Up for Air

A breathtaking, deeply immersive story of three extraordinary lives bound together across oceans and time, yet whose paths will never cross. Sarah Leipciger counts Rachel Joyce, Mark Haddon and Terri White among her fans.

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