Ayşegül Savaş is the critically acclaimed author of the novels Walking on the Ceiling, White on White and The Anthropologists, and the short story collection Long Distance. Her work has been translated to over a dozen languages. Originally from Turkey, she lives in Paris. The Wilderness is Savaş’s debut work of non-fiction.

'As a personal chronicle, it's arresting and deep, and makes for a rewarding entry into the growing pantheon of postpartum literature.'

Ayşegül Savaş is the critically acclaimed author of the novels Walking on the Ceiling, White on White and The Anthropologists, and the short story collection Long Distance. Her work has been translated to over a dozen languages. Originally from Turkey, she lives in Paris. The Wilderness is Savaş’s debut work of non-fiction.

'As a personal chronicle, it's arresting and deep, and makes for a rewarding entry into the growing pantheon of postpartum literature.'