Thread Traveller

🏆 2026 CANREADS Award Finalist — Women's Fiction⭐  Named one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie Books of 2025"e;A strong debut with compelling characters that passionately advocates for community, nature, and found family."e; - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)​​​​​​​"e;In the vein of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin. Masterful worldbuilding... tragic and harrowing, yet undeniably hopeful."e; - CanReads Review What if abandoning your family actually saved you?At 47, tech entrepreneur August's life is unraveling. On a desperate family holiday in England, a sip of ancient beer transports her to an alternate reality where mushrooms pulse with power and women commune with the fungal network beneath their feet.Taken in by Margaret, a midwife with dangerous secrets, August discovers a world where brewing beer might be her way home—or her reason to stay. When Margaret's community faces persecution, August must choose between two families, two worlds, two versions of herself.A speculative fiction debut about midlife transformation and the courage to put yourself first.