Six Unmissable Debuts from Female Authors
These are all ones to watch
Nesting
Roisin O’Donnell
In a split second decision, Ciara bundles her children and precious few possessions into the back of her car and drives away, leaving her life and the home she knows is no longer safe. With dwindling funds an an increasingly erratic husband hot on her heels, Ciara must reckon with the cost of freedom and reinvention.
Listen for the Lie
Amy Tintera
Queen Bees in their small Texas town, Lucy and Savvy are the envy of all. But when Savvy is found dead and Lucy is seen wandering the streets covered in her blood, it’s assumed she’s guilty. Five years on, the case has become the subject of a hit true crime podcast – but does Lucy really want to know the truth?
The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Kate Fagan
Elusive yet wildly successful, world famous author Cate Kay has it all. There’s only one problem – she doesn’t exist. The real woman behind the name has spent her life distancing herself from the young girl who ran away all those years ago – can she keep the lies going or will it all come crashing down?
Confessions
Catherine Airey
Orphaned by the events of 9/11, Cora Brady receives an invitation to move to rural Ireland from an estranged aunt – an area her parents had spent their youth in together. Cora’s presence in the town begins to undo years of secrets, with her family at the very centre of it all.
Good Girl
Aria Aber
The daughter of Afghan refugees comes alive in Berlin’s underground – a life of nightclubs, doomed flings and violence. But Nila can’t outrun her past, and the memory of her mother, a famous feminist revolutionary, haunts her. When she falls in with a literary crowd, everything she thought was buried comes to the surface.
It Comes From the River
Rachel Bower
Capturing the folklore of northern England, this debut novel follows three women adrift in their own lives. Alex’s husband is growing increasingly harsh, Lauren has high hopes for a fresh start with her children, and Nancy has been put into care by her children. Vulnerable on their own, the three must come together if they are to survive.
