The Passengers

An original & profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.

'A spectacularly enjoyable & compelling reading experience . . . funny, moving, surprising & thought-provoking. It humanises literature in this toxic moment.'
MAX PORTER, author of Lanny

'Like a modern day Turner, Will Ashon surveys England with a novelist's eye for empathy & craft. Fascinating.'
ROGER ROBINSON, author of A Portable Paradise

'Seemingly simple yet so deeply profound, The Passengers is an absorbing insight into the lives & minds of so-called ordinary people: their hopes and fears & idiosyncrasies at a specific moment in time.'
CLIO BARNARD, director of Ali & Ava & The Essex Serpent

Between October 2018 & March 2021, Will Ashon collected voices - people talking about their lives, needs, dreams, loves, hopes & fears - all of them with some connection to...