Thorn
Coming in August 2026, a short novel for older readers.
The publisher’s press release says:
‘Thorn, a tale of surreal teenage turmoil, is best described as Alice in Wonderland meets Kurt Vonnegut,
Thorn is a 14-year-old girl who wakes up one morning to find herself watching her body go about its normal business. She then begins to bounce around her life, putting together the pieces to learn how it all went before the end. It is a story of love and imagination, of metaphysics and politics, of empathy and mystery, it’s curious and compelling.’
I say:
‘It’s a bit odd, but I kinda like it.’
It is being published by Fox and Ink and will have black and white illustrations throughout, by the brilliant up-and-coming Milly Chapple.