We are beyond thrilled to be celebrating the release of The Stranger In My House by one of our favourite authors Judith Barrow in paperback today.
After the death of their mum, twins Chloe and Charlie are shocked when their dad introduces Lynne as their ‘new mummy’. Lynne, a district nurse, is trusted in the community, but the twins can see her kind smile doesn’t meet her eyes. In the months that follow they suffer the torment Lynne brings to their house as she stops at nothing in her need to be in control.
Betrayed, separated and alone, the twins struggle to build new lives as adults, but will they find happiness or repeat past mistakes? Will they discover Lynne's secret plans for their father? Will they find each other in time?
The Stranger in My House is a gripping ‘cuckoo in the nest’ domestic thriller, exploring how coercive control can tear a family apart. Set in Yorkshire and Cardiff, from the 60s to the winter of discontent, The Stranger in My House dramatises both the cruelty and the love families hide behind closed doors.
“Judith Barrow’s greatest strength is her understanding of her characters and the times in which they live.” Terry Tyler
Order your copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3956/9781916821224
This Halloween we're stepping into the world of the uncanny and strange with Crow Face, Doll Face by Carly Holmes. This weird and unsettling novel is available in your local bookshop or online, in paperback and eBook. Embrace the weirdly wonderful this week.
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Mohini Gupta is our other co-compiler of MANY ROADS. We worked with Mohini in 2023 on The Hindu Bard and are so pleased she was able to join us again and share with us her passion for this project. Mohini will be joining our launch virtually this Tuesday and will be chatting with other contributors via our big screen for a night to remember as we celebrate this wonderful book.
Our launch is almost sold out for in-person tickets but you can still stream the event live on the night. More information in our Bio.
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Chinyere Chukwudi Okeh is on one of the co-compilers of MANY ROADS and also has contributed her own inspirational story to the book. Chinyere will be in coversation with editor Faaeza Jasdanwalla-Williams in person in Aberystwyth this Tuesday and will be chatting with other contributors about their work. We've loved working with Chinyere on this project and have been blown away by her energy for gathering these stories.
Our launch is almost sold out for in-person tickets but you can still stream the event live on the night. Tickets: https://linktr.ee/honnopress
We are extremely delighted to congratulate Faaeza, Chinyere, Mohini and all the contributors who have helped create our latest release MANY ROADS, out today. MANY ROADS is a collection of 25 true stories from women from Africa and Asia who are now living in Wales. We will be launching the book next week in Partnership with the National Library of Wales (see their website for ticket information) an event which will also be streamed online.
Books, Tickets and more information available here: https://linktr.ee/honnopress
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📢📢✍✨🌟✨ CALLING WRITERS ✨🌟✨✍📢📢
We are now accepting submissions of fiction. This window won't be open long so dust off the manuscript you've put on hold, finish off that final draft, get typing your synopsis and send your fiction to us.
Find all submission guidelines on our website: https://www.honno.co.uk/submissions
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We cannot express how excited we are to announce the publication of One Woman Walks Europe. Following on from her journey across Wales, Ursula Martin has pushed herself even further, From Wales to Ukraine and back again, One Woman Walks Europe takes readers on a sensational journey of endurance and discovery.
Walking boots at the ready - One Woman Walks Europe steps into bookshops March 2025. Follow us for updates.
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Author Meredith Miller reads from her mysterious novel FALL RIVER.
Fall River is available in paperback and eBook. You can order it from your local bookshop or get it online here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3956/9781912905980
One young woman disappears as another returns. Alice has turned to the river looking to drown the voices in her head. Khadija has come home to uncover the terrible history hidden beneath its surface. The London train screeches by while the rest of the town is still asleep along the banks of the Tamar. They’ll wake up that morning to find that everything, and nothing, has changed. Sooner or later, the river pulls them all. Sooner or later, someone falls...
A story of friendship and love, Miller crafts an unfolding psychological mystery, blending lyrical storytelling with a cast of strong female characters.
"A masterful and devastating exploration of the ties binding a small town together." Carole Hailey
"There is the river, always, inhabited and inhabiting, a susurration through bodies, minds, and landscape in Miller’s gorgeous prose." Elaine Canning
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Coming in January 2025, Dancing on Knives is a powerful story recalling the turbulent history of Eastern Europe. Available for pre-order now: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3956/9781916821125
Adapted from Rush’s prize-winning story Guests (anthologized in Best British Stories 2014), Dancing on Knives delves into the dark legacy of war and the unexpected roads that lead to redemption.
Laura, a brilliant young Bosnian refugee, must confront her harrowing past when she falls in love with British diplomat Adam, whose job takes them to Serbia – the country that once invaded her own.
With Adam preoccupied in his pursuit of war criminal General Ratko Mladić, Laura is troubled by familiar ghostly figures whose reminiscences about the city she once fled hold a dangerous allure. Can they help her? Or is she losing her mind?
A must-read for fans of The Tiger’s Wife, Black Butterflies and The Road Home, Dancing on Knives transports the reader to a not-so-distant history in a story that hooks until the very last page.
“A tense and compelling story that had me hooked from the start. A truly extraordinary book from a brilliant new writer. One to watch.”
Rebecca Parfitt - Commissioning Editor, Honno
Dancing on Knives will land on shelves in January 2025.
On October 24 Honno Many Roads, a collection of 25 stories from women from Africa and Asia now living in Wales, which aims to highlight the marginalised voices of refugee women and celebrate the lives of immigrant and migrant women in Wales.
“Poignantly personal yet profoundly political." From exploring queer identity to crossing dangerous waters in small boats, Many Roads brings to the forefront stories of strong, courageous, inspiring and enterprising women which will undoubtedly surprise and challenge the reader.
Many Roads will be publishing on 24 October 2024 and, in partnership with @NLWales, we will be holding a launch party on 29 October 2024.
More Details: https://www.honno.co.uk/articles-1/shining-a-light
It's finally here! Earthly Creatures is out TODAY!
Huge congratulations to Stevie Davies on this unmissable novel.
Get your copy from your local bookshop or online.
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Coming this Thursday, discover Earthly Creatures, the dark new historical novel from author Stevie Davies.
Pre-Order: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3956/9781916821019
Spring 1941: Magdalena Arber is an idealistic 20-year-old bookworm hungry for life and knowledge. After being conscripted into service as a school teacher in East Prussia, she lodges with Ruth and her twin daughters, Julia and Flora.
Magda is already conflicted between fidelity to her indoctrinated beliefs and her father’s humanist values, but when the local doctor and undercover eugenicist, Felix Littmann takes a sinister interest in the twins, she finds herself exposed to the dark and evil nature of the Nazi regime.
“The book follows the fault lines in ordinary people in an East Prussian village as human flaws, like spying on neighbours, are infected by monstrous elements in men’s instincts for murder, bullying, sadism and omnipotence. The extraordinary eloquence of Stevie Davies takes us into the recesses of the human heart, probing its mindless susceptibility to wrong as well as a need for love.” Lyndall Gordon
“A propulsive historical novel that is exquisitely detailed, plumbing the depths of human experience, bringing light and warmth to one of the darkest periods in modern history.” Menna Elfyn
“This book takes us to a historical place and time - Nazi Germany - but its themes feel unnervingly contemporary. And as our guide, Stevie Davies is fearless. She never shies away from peeling back the veneer of social interactions to show how authoritarianism rots us from the inside out. Absolutely essential reading for our troubled present moment.” Rebecca Clifford
“Beautiful and terrifying, this a compelling fable for our times.” Kirsti Bohata
“Powerful, harrowing, compelling and heartbreaking. A brilliantly realised story which shows the devastating impact of war on normal people. There are also moments of real beauty and hope. Superb.” Eloise Williams
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