Hirethow hits the presses...

Clare Howdle's fabulous first collection of contemporary life-spanning short stories - Hirethow - was sent to the printers this week and we now have a four week wait until it's official launch at Loveday on September the 5th.

Skilfully edited by Helen Trevaskis the attention grabbing cover was designed in Falmouth by by Venn Creative from original artwork by Krowji based artist,  Adrian Holmes 

A young man trying to find his feet discovers he can move through walls, for a price. 
A daughter caring for her sick mother seeks a different kind of silence in the ocean’s depths.
A woman struggling to get pregnant starts conversing with iconic fictional characters.
A tree, in Buenos Aires, begins to scream.

This debut collection, finds fresh perspectives on the myriad meanings of the Cornish word, catapulting it into a contemporary landscape and ever so off-kilter reality, to reflect on how the world works.  Ten characters., Ten lenses through which Hireth is seen.
Small moments held up to the light, heartbreak wrought by sea wind and salt.

Hireth [noun. Origins: Cornwall]
longing / loneliness / nostalgia / yearning
Plural: Hirethow

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