Fallow (Pre-Order September 15th 2026)

Fallow by Sarah Anderson (Pre-Order September 15th 2026)

Slyly funny, deeply tender, and alarmingly real, Fallow is a sharp literary novel about work, motherhood, capitalism, and the price of freedom.

Natalie knows one thing for certain: there is no such thing as a good job.

Stuck answering calls at a workplace harassment hotline, Natalie spends her days listening to stories of workers being exploited while trying to ignore the growing pain in her jaw. She has student loans, no dental insurance, no real career prospects, and very little hope that things will get better.

Then, while selling her plasma at a blood bank, Natalie discovers a mysterious flyer for The Company.

Soon, she becomes the ideal candidate for its experimental new program: the world’s first in-house corporate surrogate. The pitch is simple—help women achieve greater gender equity by making motherhood possible without the burden of maternity leave. In exchange, Natalie will be generously compensated and have every need taken care of.

For the first time in her life, Natalie has it all. A luxury condo. Fresh, healthy meals. Fitness coaches, nutritionists, and round-the-clock healthcare. Between deliveries, she has no obligations and no expectations. For the first time, she feels like she’s good at her job. For the first time, she feels free.

But just as Natalie is nearing the end of her contract, a staffing decision changes everything and pulls her into an even stranger social experiment. Suddenly, she must confront questions about work, motherhood, purpose, freedom, and what she is truly entitled to expect from the world.

Woundingly funny and profoundly moving, Sarah Anderson’s Fallow is a smart, unsettling, and compassionate novel about a young woman navigating the knife-edge between exploitation and independence—and discovering who she wants to become along the way.