Harvesting - Softcover

'Harvesting is shocking and shockingly good. It is thought-provoking, anger-provoking, guilt-provoking, and most importantly it is a brilliantly written novel.' --Roddy Doyle

'This is one of the most gut-wrenching, shiver-inducing pieces of fiction I have ever read. The word compelling is too hackneyed when it comes to a novel such as this. Each line is gripping: mind and body are hooked into a world you don't want to know exists, but which thrives under our very noses... electrifying.' --Sunday Independent

'In much the same way that Louise O'Neill's book Asking For It was a damning indictment of, and a clarion call to the discussion surrounding rape culture, Harding's book will do similarly good things for the discourse surrounding trafficking and sex work in Ireland... shocking, gut-wrenching... a new writer worth your time.' --Sunday Business Post

‘Impressive and profoundly moving. It’s a harrowing read, but is never gratuitous.’ – Irish Examiner

‘Harding is to be commended for writing about such an important and under-reported topic... a character-driven and highly dramatic novel...vivid and credible’. – The Irish Times

‘This is an important book and should open many a debate ... [Harding] writes with power and compassion, and is a force to be reckoned with.’ – Books Ireland

‘A terrific piece of work ... engaging and darkly compelling.’ – Catherine Dunne

‘A brilliantly written, heartfelt, heart-breaking tale of two young girls, its lucid breadth and depths read like an indictment of our patriarchal globe.’ – Anthony Glavin

Lisa Harding is an actress, playwright and author. She played Connie in RTÉ s Fair City and has performed at the Abbey, the Gate, the Lyric, and the Manchester Library, among others. She received an MPhil in creative writing from Trinity College Dublin in 2014. Her short stories have been published in the Dublin Review, the Bath Short Story Anthology and Headstuff. Her plays include Starving, And All Because, and Playground. Harvesting is her first novel.