Atlantic pre-empts Eve Binder’s funny, gorgeous debut novel about fertility, family and marriage, On One Condition

Atlantic Fiction has pre-empted Eve Binder’s wise and hilarious debut On One Condition. Rachel Imrie, Editor at Atlantic and Corvus, bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from Florence Rees at A.M. Heath. Atlantic will publish the novel as a lead title in summer 2027, backed with a significant marketing and publicity campaign.

On One Condition follows Fran and Len, a happily child-free-by-choice couple, whose marriage is exploded when Len’s brother, Harry, asks Len to be a sperm donor. This huge request only snowballs into something more enormous, revealing long-kept secrets, exposing old insecurities and throwing up questions about what Fran and Len really want – from each other, but also from life itself.

Eve Binder has a BA in Literature from Yale and two Master’s degrees from Oxford. A native New Yorker, she ran the corporate rat race for a decade before returning to her first and only passion, writing. She lives in London with her husband and assorted pets.

Binder commented:

‘I’m absolutely delighted to be joining forces with Rachel and the wonderful team at Atlantic. Their enthusiasm and clear vision for my novel have been so exciting, and as someone still new to this world, I’m glad to be in such clearly capable hands. Len and Fran grapple with thorny issues that affect so many people, and I’m looking forward to seeing readers doing the same once the book hits shelves.’

Imrie said:

‘On One Condition asks questions that almost everyone confronts during their lives: what does it mean to bring a child into the world? Who gets to have children? Who should? All these and more, Eve handles so tenderly, with brilliant insight and a gorgeous, sharp sense of humour. Having sparked several lively debates around the Atlantic office, I know that this is a book that gets people talking about the big stuff of life. We can’t wait to invite readers into those conversations and we’re already plotting an ambitious campaign for this very special novel.’