The Divide

by Sanjida Kay

The Divide is a story from The Book of Bristol, part of Comma Press' Reading the City series.

About The Book of Bristol: Celebrated for its creativity, communal spirit, and culture of resistance, Bristol is a city with a loud voice and progressive reputation. But it’s also a city that has experienced division and inequality. In this anthology, ten acclaimed and emerging writers portray a city full of secrets, scars, and stark contrasts. From the elusive angel who turns up at a stagnant café along the Malago River, to the jilted lover caught in the crosshairs of the police, the stories gathered here lean into the turbulent magic of Bristol and will leave readers with a renewed sense of the city’s complexity.

17 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 21, 2025

About the author

Sanjida Kay is the author of psychological thrillers, 'One Year Later', 'My Mother's Secret', 'The Stolen Child' and 'Bone by Bone', which was longlisted for a CWA Steel Dagger. She's an Amazon rising star, and is published by Corvus Books. She has two short thrillers published in anthologies - 'The Beautiful Game', in 'The Perfect Crime' (which won a CWA Short Story Dagger), edited by Vaseem Khan and Maxim Jakubowski, published by Harper Collins, and 'The Divide' in 'The Book of Bristol' edited by Heather Marks and Joe Melia, published by Comma Press. Sanjida lives in Somerset with her husband and her daughter.