Mahsuda Snaith
An Observer New Face of Fiction and Costa Book Awards judge, the award-winning author of The Things We Thought We Knew, a World Book Night title, and How to Find Home, a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime.
Mahsuda Snaith’s debut novel, The Things We Thought We Knew, was published in 2017. She was named an Observer New Face of Fiction and the book was later selected as a World Book Night title. Her second novel, How to Find Home, was a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime.
Mahsuda Snaith was an Observer New Face of Fiction in 2017. Her debut novel, The Things We Thought We Knew, was released in 2017 to great praise. Her second novel, How to Find Home, was chosen as a BBC Radio 4 ‘Book at Bedtime.’
Mahsuda was the winner of the SI Leeds Literary Prize 2014, the Bristol Short Story Prize 2014, and has led creative writing workshops in universities, hospitals, schools and a homeless hostel. She has worked as a writing mentor for a variety of writing organizations. She is a commissioned writer for the Colonial Countryside project and her short story ‘The Panther’s Tale’ is included in Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold, which is also available as a podcast from Audible. Mahsuda lives in Leicester and is currently working on her third novel.
Mahsuda Snaith has triumphed over many forms of adversity, including having undiagnosed dyslexia until her early twenties, to find her uniquely warm and original voice as a writer. Mahsuda has a special interest in folklore and fairy tales and is keen to help present voices from all backgrounds. If you’re writing contemporary upmarket women’s fiction, domestic fiction, or a coming-of-age story, you’ll find Mahsuda a wonderful and encouraging tutor.
Mahsuda’s Genres
- Contemporary Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Women’s Fiction
- Book Club Fiction
- Magical Realism
Please note: all genuine emails from Mahsuda Snaith will come from @thenovelry.com.
The Things We Thought We Knew
The first memory I have of you is all knickers and legs. You had flipped yourself into a handstand and couldn’t get back down. We became best friends, racing slugs, pretending to be spies—all the things that children do.
Ten years later, 18-year-old Ravine Roy spends every day in her room. Completing crosswords and scribbling in her journal, she keeps the outside world exactly where she wants it: outside.
But as the real world begins to invade her carefully controlled space, she is forced to finally confront the questions she’s been avoiding. Who is her mother meeting in secret? Who has moved in next door?
And why, all those years ago, when two girls pulled on their raincoats and wellies and headed out into the woods, did only one of them return?
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How To Find Home
Molly has lived on the streets for nearly a decade. She has close friends but spends most of her nights sleeping rough in dangerous places. So when a new acquaintance invites her on a journey across the country, she decides to go along. He is searching for treasure while she is searching for hope.
At every stop on their unusual quest, Molly senses something close behind her: the footsteps of an old enemy and the memories of a life she has tried to erase. And yet she must find the courage to continue if she’s ever going to discover a place that really feels like home.
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