If you knew you had fifty-nine minutes until everything and everyone you love would be lost forever, what would you do with that time?

It's an ordinary evening. People are coming home from work, cooking dinner for their children, cuddling on sofas with their lovers. And then the message arrives, shattering everyone's worlds:

Missiles are set to destroy England in fifty-nine minutes. Everyone should seek immediate shelter.

59 minutes follows the journey of three women trying to make it home to and protect their families. The journeys should be simple, but with a lost schoolchild seeking help, a teenage daughter suddenly going missing, and dangerous criminals on the prowl, there is peril at every corner.

About the Author: 

Holly Seddon is the international bestselling author of Try Not to Breathe, Don't Close Your Eyes, Love Will Tear Us Apart and The Hit List. 

After growing up in the English countryside obsessed with music and books, Holly worked in London as a journalist and editor. She now lives in Kent with her family and writes full time.

Alongside fellow author Gillian McAllister, Holly co-hosts the popular Honest Authors' Podcast. You can find her on Twitter @hollyseddon, Instagram and Facebook @hollyseddonauthor.

What Our Reviewers Said:

"From the opening emergency alert, this book wastes no time throwing you into motion. You’re immediately dropped into a world tipping into chaos, with ordinary people forced into extraordinary, perilous journeys, and even if it reads more like a survival thriller on the surface, the way it sweeps you into flight, fear, and split-second decision-making feels undeniably adventure-shaped in the lived experience of reading it."

"Absolutely gripping. I wanted to read this as soon as I read the synopsis and it doesn't disappoint. I read the whole book in super-quick time."

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