Sarah Crossan has lived in Dublin, London and New York, and now lives in Hertfordshire. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at Cambridge University. Since completing a masters in creative writing, she has been working to promote creative writing in schools.The Weight of Water and Apple and Rain were both shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. In 2016, Sarahwon the CILIP Carnegie Medal as well as the YA Book Prize, the CBI Book of the Year award and the CLiPPAPoetry Award for her novel, One.

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WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2016

WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2016

WINNER OF THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016

WINNER OF THE CLIPPA POETRY AWARD 2016

Grace and Tippi don't like being stared and sneered at, but they're used to it. They're conjoined twins - united in blood and bone.

What they want is to be looked at in turn, like they truly are two people. They want real friends. And what about love?

But a heart-wrenching decision lies ahead for Tippi and Grace. One that could change their lives more than they ever asked for...

This moving and beautifully crafted novel about identity, sisterhood and love ultimately asks one question: what does it mean to want and have a soulmate?

The ONE book you have to read this summer! Incredibly moving and extraordinarily crafted, it explores the unbreakable bond and love between sisters. Winner of The CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2016.

One broke my heart and mended it, all at the same time. Beautiful, moving story about an unbreakable bond and an immense love - ONE of my ALL time favourite books!

The best book I've read in years. It's a spectacular testament to love. It blows your head back

Every word in Sarah Crossan's One feels precisely chosen, each sentence crafted, page after page resonates with exact observation and lyrical awareness. So, how come it has space and light in it too? How does it manage to be a page turner and also leave room for the reader to imagine beyond the story? Perhaps, because it's written by a very good writer indeed. I urge you to read this book. Seduction guaranteed

A beautiful and moving exploration of a sibling relationship like no other, One will stay with you long after the final page.

Read, think, enjoy and weep, because the novel is quite simply an achingly sad and beautiful story about what makes any of us human

Truly remarkable

This is a strikingly brave, sensitive and unusual book that packs such a powerful emotional punch, I defy anyone not to weep at the end

An inspiring and beautiful book

Poignant, powerful, just perfect

Succinct, with a gentle lyricism, the poems are telling about immigration, prejudice, self-delusion, families and first love, on the way to a life-changing conclusion

Exquistely and touchingly written

Unreliable adults, complex friendships and family ties are explored with sensitivity in this finely crafted story

It will make you laugh and cry ...

A story of the redeeming power of love. It's beautifully written and it made me cry but it also made me laugh

This poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth .