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From the author of A Room Called Earth, a brilliant new novel about the mess that comes before salvation.

Camille lives in the country.

She’s forgotten her phone.

She’s taking the train to work.

She’s got period pain.

She can’t escape herself … or her toxic boss, Holly. And it’s Valentine’s Day.

The Knowing is a day in the life of a woman who goes to work as usual while dreaming of more.

Publisher Review

‘Soul medicine for the smartphone weary. Modern-day fears and eternal longings are fashioned into an astonishing, one-of-a-kind literary bouquet. Timely. Unflinching. Life-affirming. Brilliant.’ — Matthew Quick, New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook and We Are the Light Praise for A Room Called Earth:

‘As an autistic woman, I rarely see myself in novels, let alone ones that are by us and for us. A Room Called Earth spoke to me on every page.’ — Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times Praise for A Room Called Earth:

‘Extraordinary … The dazzling directness of her prose opens thrilling new doors into the female experience of the sexual, spiritual, and social worlds … The smart, magical voice Madeleine Ryan has found in A Room Called Earth is unlike anything else you’ll find this year.’ — Helen Brown * The Independent * Praise for A Room Called Earth:

‘A Room Called Earth is visceral and voluptuous … The book is a quiet celebration of holding dear to the space within yourself and if you look beyond your skin, how earth itself can bring comfort and wonder.’ — Thuy On * The Sydney Morning Herald * Praise for A Room Called Earth:

‘Instead of keeping us at arm’s length, Ryan’s narrator allows us to loiter in her brain the entire time, with no feelings or thoughts off-limits. What unfolds is an act of radical generosity. It’s less unfiltered stream of consciousness and more a continuous hum of deeply flawed, compassionate, curious, unpredictable thoughts that reveal a neurodivergent worldview.’ — Nathania Gilson * The Saturday Paper *