The Cookbook of Common Prayer goes to Allen & Unwin

Francesca Haig’s first novel for adults, The Cookbook of Common Prayer, will be published by Allen & Unwin, an imprint of Atlantic Books. UK and Commonwealth Rights (ex. Canada) were acquired by Kate Ballard from Juliet Mushens.

The Cookbook of Common Prayer is the story of a Tasmanian family whose lives are turned upside down by the drowning of their eldest child in a caving accident in the UK. In a bid to protect their teenage daughter from the truth, Gave and Gill decide to hide what happened from her at all costs. 

The Cookbook of Common Prayer will explore the things parents will do for their children, and the things they will do to their children, and how it’s possible to find a way forward against all odds.

Haig grew up in Tasmania but now lives in London. She has previously published many YA titles, including the Forever Ship series with Harper Voyager: The Fire Sermon (2015), The Map of Bones (2017) and The Forever Ship (2018). 

The Cookbook of Common Prayer will be published in June 2021.