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Eye Books has bagged Ocean, a "domestic noir meets a thrilling story of survival", by Polly Clark.
Publisher Dan Hiscocks acquired world English language rights from Jenny Brown at Jenny Brown Associates for publication in June 2025 under the Lightning imprint. Rights have also sold in Germany and Italy.
"Polly Clark has written a masterful novel of a family trauma, a failing marriage and an epic journey to recover all that has been lost," said Brown.
The synopsis reads: "Obsessed with the man who saved her life in a bombing on the London Underground but then vanished, Helen embarks on a search that threatens to tear her family apart. Her husband Frank proposes a radical solution: selling up to sail the Atlantic. However, their boat becomes a crucible of passion and conflict."
Clark commented: "From my first editorial discussions with Dan Hiscocks and Simon Edge at Eye Books, I knew Ocean had found a wonderful home. I’ve admired their publishing from afar and I’m absolutely delighted to have joined this list."
Hiscocks added: "This is an enthralling tale which straddles the boundary between reality and something much more strange, and is never less than utterly gripping. As we continue to grow in stature as a publisher, we’re delighted to add a novelist of Polly’s calibre to our list."