Hiraeth

Twelve-year-old Larkin is obsessed with unravelling the whereabouts of his absent father, a sailor he knows next to nothing about. His mother remains infuriatingly vague on the matter. Can he trust the charismatic stranger that has come into his life? Fifty years later, Harriet’s beloved aunt dies, passing on to her niece a bird cage and the urgent request never to open it. Then the voices start. When her family puts her in a mental institution, Harriet is determined to prove her sanity. Little does she know that she’s been expected there… Set on the Atlantic coast of Scotland at the turn of the twentieth century, Hiraeth explores the nature of memories and the organic bonds they weave between souls.

About the Author

Sabina Lungeanu writes dark fiction and the occasional poem thrown in for good measure. Her work has been shortlisted for the Daniil Pashkoff Prize 2018 and has appeared in various anthologies. Her debut novel, Hiraeth, a gothic thriller set in Victorian Scotland, was published in 2020. She owes much of her writing to her patron goddess, Lady Caffeine. At night, she defies the light-polluted urban skies and goes planet hunting with her telescope. Her second novel, In the Shadow of the Kogaionon, explores the myths of ancient Dacia. Find out more at: Instagram @sabina.scribbles.

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