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WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE WINNER OF IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE ‘The most important work of contemporary reporting I have ever read’ SALLY ROONEY The Western world has turned its back on refugees, fuelling one of the most devastating human rights disasters in history. In August 2018, Sally Hayden received a Facebook message. ‘Hi sister Sally, we need your help,’ it read. ‘We are under bad condition in Libya prison. If you have time, I will tell you all the story.’ More messages followed from more refugees. They told stories of enslavement and trafficking, torture and murder, tuberculosis and sexual abuse. And they revealed something else: that they were all incarcerated as a direct result of European policy.From there began a staggering investigation into the migrant crisis across North Africa. This book follows the shocking experiences of refugees seeking sanctuary, but it also surveys the bigger picture: the negligence of NGOs and corruption within the United Nations. The economics of the twenty-first-century slave trade and the EU’s bankrolling of Libyan militias. The trials of people smugglers, the frustrations of aid workers, the loopholes refugees seek out and the role of social media in crowdfunding ransoms. Who was accountable for the abuse? Where were the people finding solutions? Why wasn’t it being widely reported?At its heart, this is a book about people who have made unimaginable choices, risking everything to survive in a system that wants them to be silent and disappear. **This is Also a Love Story, the latest book from Sally Hayden is available to preorder now** ‘One of the most important testaments of this awful time in life's history’ EDNA O'BRIEN, author of The Little Red Chairs‘A journalistic masterpiece … absolutely demands to be read’ MAX PORTER, author of Shy‘Compassionate, brave, enraging … Hayden exposes the truth’ OLIVER BULLOUGH, author of Everybody Loves Our Dollars

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE WINNER OF IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE ‘The most important work of contemporary reporting I have ever read’ SALLY ROONEY The Western world has turned its back on refugees, fuelling one of the most devastating human rights disasters in history. In August 2018, Sally Hayden received a Facebook message. ‘Hi sister Sally, we need your help,’ it read. ‘We are under bad condition in Libya prison. If you have time, I will tell you all the story.’ More messages followed from more refugees. They told stories of enslavement and trafficking, torture and murder, tuberculosis and sexual abuse. And they revealed something else: that they were all incarcerated as a direct result of European policy.From there began a staggering investigation into the migrant crisis across North Africa. This book follows the shocking experiences of refugees seeking sanctuary, but it also surveys the bigger picture: the negligence of NGOs and corruption within the United Nations. The economics of the twenty-first-century slave trade and the EU’s bankrolling of Libyan militias. The trials of people smugglers, the frustrations of aid workers, the loopholes refugees seek out and the role of social media in crowdfunding ransoms. Who was accountable for the abuse? Where were the people finding solutions? Why wasn’t it being widely reported?At its heart, this is a book about people who have made unimaginable choices, risking everything to survive in a system that wants them to be silent and disappear. **This is Also a Love Story, the latest book from Sally Hayden is available to preorder now** ‘One of the most important testaments of this awful time in life's history’ EDNA O'BRIEN, author of The Little Red Chairs‘A journalistic masterpiece … absolutely demands to be read’ MAX PORTER, author of Shy‘Compassionate, brave, enraging … Hayden exposes the truth’ OLIVER BULLOUGH, author of Everybody Loves Our Dollars

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE WINNER OF IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE ‘The most important work of contemporary reporting I have ever read’ SALLY ROONEY The Western world has turned its back on refugees, fuelling one of the most devastating human rights disasters in history. In August 2018, Sally Hayden received a Facebook message. ‘Hi sister Sally, we need your help,’ it read. ‘We are under bad condition in Libya prison. If you have time, I will tell you all the story.’ More messages followed from more refugees. They told stories of enslavement and trafficking, torture and murder, tuberculosis and sexual abuse. And they revealed something else: that they were all incarcerated as a direct result of European policy.From there began a staggering investigation into the migrant crisis across North Africa. This book follows the shocking experiences of refugees seeking sanctuary, but it also surveys the bigger picture: the negligence of NGOs and corruption within the United Nations. The economics of the twenty-first-century slave trade and the EU’s bankrolling of Libyan militias. The trials of people smugglers, the frustrations of aid workers, the loopholes refugees seek out and the role of social media in crowdfunding ransoms. Who was accountable for the abuse? Where were the people finding solutions? Why wasn’t it being widely reported?At its heart, this is a book about people who have made unimaginable choices, risking everything to survive in a system that wants them to be silent and disappear. **This is Also a Love Story, the latest book from Sally Hayden is available to preorder now** ‘One of the most important testaments of this awful time in life's history’ EDNA O'BRIEN, author of The Little Red Chairs‘A journalistic masterpiece … absolutely demands to be read’ MAX PORTER, author of Shy‘Compassionate, brave, enraging … Hayden exposes the truth’ OLIVER BULLOUGH, author of Everybody Loves Our Dollars

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZEWINNER OF IRISH BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE‘The most important work of contemporary reporting I have ever read’ SALLY ROONEYThe Western world has turned its back on refugees, fuelling one of the most devastating human rights disasters in history.In August 2018, Sally Hayden received a Facebook message. ‘Hi sister Sally, we need your help,’ it read. ‘We are under bad condition in Libya prison. If you have time, I will tell you all the story.’ More messages followed from more refugees. They told stories of enslavement and trafficking, torture and murder, tuberculosis and sexual abuse. And they revealed something else: that they were all incarcerated as a direct result of European policy.From there began a staggering investigation into the migrant crisis across North Africa. This book follows the shocking experiences of refugees seeking sanctuary, but it also surveys the bigger picture: the negligence of NGOs and corruption within the United Nations. The economics of the twenty-first-century slave trade and the EU’s bankrolling of Libyan militias. The trials of people smugglers, the frustrations of aid workers, the loopholes refugees seek out and the role of social media in crowdfunding ransoms. Who was accountable for the abuse? Where were the people finding solutions? Why wasn’t it being widely reported?At its heart, this is a book about people who have made unimaginable choices, risking everything to survive in a system that wants them to be silent and disappear.**This is Also a Love Story, the latest book from Sally Hayden is available to preorder now**‘One of the most important testaments of this awful time in life''s history’ EDNA O''BRIEN, author of The Little Red Chairs‘A journalistic masterpiece … absolutely demands to be read’ MAX PORTER, author of Shy‘Compassionate, brave, enraging … Hayden exposes the truth’ OLIVER BULLOUGH, author of Everybody Loves Our Dollars

‘Deeply moving and necessary’ ANNE ENRIGHT ‘A must-read’ iPAPER ‘Remarkable … affecting’ NEW STATESMAN ‘Original and heart-warming’ LINDSEY HILSUM From the Orwell Prize-winning author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned comes a powerful account of human resilience, capturing our capacity for love and connection against all odds. We live in an era defined by crisis – whether it be war and displacement, or climate collapse and rapidly widening inequality. Acclaimed international correspondent Sally Hayden has spent her career covering some of the darkest moments of our time, and yet even in the face of unimaginable adversity, she’s witnessed the love and care of everyday people.Hayden introduces us to a couple separated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a mother in northeast Nigeria who risks everything to save her daughter from forced marriage to Boko Haram militants. We meet a group of Syrian women searching tirelessly for their missing spouses and children, while launching a call for justice, and learn about letters from the bereaved to the dead, still being written over a decade after the tsunami that devastated Japan.In stories that crisscross the globe, from Uganda to Lebanon, Rwanda to Iraq, Hayden asks us: what if news was recounted through the actions people take for those they love? Would it become harder to dehumanise those who seem different to us? This is Also a Love Story dares us to recognise how love can be found in even the most difficult of times, and to question what might be needed to create a better world. ‘Moving … Hayden is an excellent journalist’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Beautiful, painful and in many ways restorative … I recommend it highly’ MARIAN KEYES, author of My Favourite Mistake‘Remarkable … the perfect antidote to our times’ CHRISTINA LAMB, author Our Bodies, Their Battlefields ‘A beautiful meditation on love … [Hayden] is our most vital journalist’ IRISH TIMES ‘Shows us that in the midst of war, around the most acute suffering, there is also tremendous heroism’ NATHAN THRALL, author of A Day in the Life of Abed Salama ‘A reporter of the first order … A searching, deeply moving work’ JONATHAN BLITZER, author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here‘Hayden uncovers miracles. She may be one herself’ ALEX PERRY, author of Blood Will Flow

‘Deeply moving and necessary’ ANNE ENRIGHT ‘A must-read’ iPAPER ‘Remarkable … affecting’ NEW STATESMAN ‘Original and heart-warming’ LINDSEY HILSUM From the Orwell Prize-winning author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned comes a powerful account of human resilience, capturing our capacity for love and connection against all odds. We live in an era defined by crisis – whether it be war and displacement, or climate collapse and rapidly widening inequality. Acclaimed international correspondent Sally Hayden has spent her career covering some of the darkest moments of our time, and yet even in the face of unimaginable adversity, she’s witnessed the love and care of everyday people.Hayden introduces us to a couple separated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a mother in northeast Nigeria who risks everything to save her daughter from forced marriage to Boko Haram militants. We meet a group of Syrian women searching tirelessly for their missing spouses and children, while launching a call for justice, and learn about letters from the bereaved to the dead, still being written over a decade after the tsunami that devastated Japan.In stories that crisscross the globe, from Uganda to Lebanon, Rwanda to Iraq, Hayden asks us: what if news was recounted through the actions people take for those they love? Would it become harder to dehumanise those who seem different to us? This is Also a Love Story dares us to recognise how love can be found in even the most difficult of times, and to question what might be needed to create a better world. ‘Moving … Hayden is an excellent journalist’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Beautiful, painful and in many ways restorative … I recommend it highly’ MARIAN KEYES, author of My Favourite Mistake‘Remarkable … the perfect antidote to our times’ CHRISTINA LAMB, author Our Bodies, Their Battlefields ‘A beautiful meditation on love … [Hayden] is our most vital journalist’ IRISH TIMES ‘Shows us that in the midst of war, around the most acute suffering, there is also tremendous heroism’ NATHAN THRALL, author of A Day in the Life of Abed Salama ‘A reporter of the first order … A searching, deeply moving work’ JONATHAN BLITZER, author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here‘Hayden uncovers miracles. She may be one herself’ ALEX PERRY, author of Blood Will Flow

‘Deeply moving and necessary’ ANNE ENRIGHT ‘A must-read’ iPAPER ‘Remarkable … affecting’ NEW STATESMAN ‘Original and heart-warming’ LINDSEY HILSUM From the Orwell Prize-winning author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned comes a powerful account of human resilience, capturing our capacity for love and connection against all odds. We live in an era defined by crisis – whether it be war and displacement, or climate collapse and rapidly widening inequality. Acclaimed international correspondent Sally Hayden has spent her career covering some of the darkest moments of our time, and yet even in the face of unimaginable adversity, she’s witnessed the love and care of everyday people.Hayden introduces us to a couple separated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a mother in northeast Nigeria who risks everything to save her daughter from forced marriage to Boko Haram militants. We meet a group of Syrian women searching tirelessly for their missing spouses and children, while launching a call for justice, and learn about letters from the bereaved to the dead, still being written over a decade after the tsunami that devastated Japan.In stories that crisscross the globe, from Uganda to Lebanon, Rwanda to Iraq, Hayden asks us: what if news was recounted through the actions people take for those they love? Would it become harder to dehumanise those who seem different to us? This is Also a Love Story dares us to recognise how love can be found in even the most difficult of times, and to question what might be needed to create a better world. ‘Moving … Hayden is an excellent journalist’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Beautiful, painful and in many ways restorative … I recommend it highly’ MARIAN KEYES, author of My Favourite Mistake‘Remarkable … the perfect antidote to our times’ CHRISTINA LAMB, author Our Bodies, Their Battlefields ‘A beautiful meditation on love … [Hayden] is our most vital journalist’ IRISH TIMES ‘Shows us that in the midst of war, around the most acute suffering, there is also tremendous heroism’ NATHAN THRALL, author of A Day in the Life of Abed Salama ‘A reporter of the first order … A searching, deeply moving work’ JONATHAN BLITZER, author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here‘Hayden uncovers miracles. She may be one herself’ ALEX PERRY, author of Blood Will Flow

Sally Hayden, best-selling author of Coastal Style, visits 12 beautiful homes across the globe that celebrate the timeless allure of living by the water.There is something special about being close to wide expanses of sea and sky, living with open doors, broad horizons and soft colours – all these things instantly bring a sense of calm. This book is packed with evocative images of beautiful places and spaces that will inspire you to leave real life behind and enjoy rest and relaxation close to nature. The first section, Inspiration, focuses on the key elements of easy waterside style, including colour palettes, fabrics, furniture, accessories and display. In the second section, Homes, Sally explores stunning real-life coastal homes that capture the spirit of living by the water. They include an airy summer retreat in Denmark, a shingled beach house in Nantucket and even a lighthouse. Living by the Water is not only a glorious treat for the eyes – it will also inspire you to emulate the laid-back, barefoot chic of summery, waterside style all year round, wherever you live. Living by the Water is a fantastic new edition of the previously published At the Water’s Edge.

El mundo occidental ha dado la espalda a los inmigrantes, dejándoles que se enfrenten a una de las crisis humanitarias más devastadoras de la historia.La reportera Sally Hayden estaba en su casa de Londres cuando recibió un mensaje en Facebook: "Hola hermana Sally, necesitamos tu ayuda". El remitente se identificaba como un refugiado eritreo que llevaba meses recluido en un centro de detención libio, encerrado en una gran sala con cientos de personas más. Ahora, la ciudad que les rodeaba se desmoronaba en una refriega entre facciones enfrentadas, y ellos permanecían atrapados, indefensos, con una única esperanza: ponerse en contacto con ella. Hayden se había topado sin querer con un desastre de derechos humanos de proporciones épicas.A partir de este único mensaje se inicia un asombroso relato de la crisis migratoria en todo el norte de África, en un innovador trabajo de periodismo de investigación. Con un acceso sin precedentes a las personas que se encuentran actualmente dentro de los centros de detención libios, el libro de Hayden se basa en entrevistas con cientos de refugiados y migrantes que intentaron llegar a Europa y se encontraron atrapados en Libia una vez que la UE comenzó a financiar las interceptaciones en 2017.Es un retrato íntimo de la vida de estos detenidos, así como una condena a las ONG y a las Naciones Unidas, cuya abdicación de las normas internacionales resonará a lo largo de la historia. Pero lo más importante es que ''La cuarta vez, nos ahogamos'' arroja luz sobre la resiliencia de los seres humanos: cómo los refugiados y migrantes encerrados durante años se enamoran, se apoyan mutuamente en los momentos más duros y llevan a cabo pequeños actos de resistencia para sobrevivir en un sistema que quiere que callen y desaparezcan.