Mahsuda Snaith

Mahsuda Snaith is winner of the Bristol Short Story Prize 2014 and SI Leeds Prize 2014, which she won with an early draft of her debut novel 'The Things We Thought We Knew' (Black Swan). She was named an Oberserver New Face of Fiction 2017. Mahsuda's second novel 'How to Find Home' (Black Swan) was read on BBC Radio 4. Her short story 'The Panther's Tale' is included in the collection "Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold" (Virago)

For more information about Mahsuda's writing visit her website www.mahsudasnaith.com

"A break out book from an incredibly talented debut writer [and] a quirky lovable mystery set in a Leicester council estate ... a brilliant, heartbreaking debut that perfectly captures the delirious highs and bruising lows of intoxicating friendship. What made me fall for 'The Things We Thought We Knew' is its quintessentially British humour, which recalls Joanna Cannon's brilliant The Trouble With Goats and Sheep or Sue Townsend and Nina Stibbe's books. It understands that the most mundane things in life are a rich source of comedy and that they often go hand in hand with every day tragedy ... something truly special and original. Read, weep and laugh." (Francesca Brown Stylist Magazine)

"This intriguing debut gives a voice to the marginalised." (Big Issue)

"Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage... one of the most brilliant summer beach reads." (Red)