To The Ocean Floor

How do you find the strength to face a second cancer diagnosis?

To the Ocean Floor is Kate Nicholas' deeply moving story of how she coped with an unexpected second cancer diagnosis that took her to the very edge of life.

Having been diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, God promised Kate that she 'will not die but live and declare the works of the Lord.' She survived against all the odds and dedicated her life to his mission. You can read more about this cancer journey in her first memoir Sea Changed.

But seven years later, the cancer returned with a vengeance. Kate wrestled with how to cope when she thought she was now ok health wise and how to deal with the disappointment and fear of facing cancer for a second time.

Desperately ill, Kate sank beneath the waves of consciousness to the ocean floor where she experienced a mystical encounter with God that transcended imagination or words.

After coming back from the brink of death, and despite being grateful to be alive, Kate found that she missed that profound connection with God. She sought to understand and recapture that experience, and in doing so discovered a contemplative practice that offered her a deeper way into the presence of God.

To the Ocean Floor is a deeply helpful book for anyone suffering from cancer and makes a thoughtful gift for their loved ones who want to understand more of their journey. It can be read alone or as a sequel to Kate's first book Sea Changed.

To the Ocean Floor will help you:

• Feel comforted by a cancer survivor who has been through similar experiences
• Grow faith in adversity as you see God’s faithfulness at work in Kate’s story
• Gain inspiration for living fearlessly in troubled times
• Understand how Christian meditation can work in practice
• See that God is near to us even in our darkest moments

To the Ocean Floor was the runner up at the CRT Biography of the Year Awards 2024 and winner of the CRT Audiobook of the Year 2024.