Heap Earth upon It

By: Chloe Michelle Howarth

Narrated by: Peter Claffey, Chris Walley, Máiréad Tyers, Phillippa Dunne

Chloe Michelle Howarth of the bestselling novel Sunburn offers a new take on sapphic obsession, for fans of All Our Wives Under the Sea, Mrs. S, Biography of X, and Organ Meats.

In this follow-up to the award-winning Sunburn, a claustrophobic tale of obsession, family, and identity …

In January, 1965, the growing town of Ballycrea has four new residents.

The O’Leary siblings arrive in their new village under suspicious circumstances. Desperate to make a new start and leave their troubled life behind, the O’Learys offer few, contradicting details about their past.

As they slowly settle in to town, the siblings are taken under the wing of Betty and Bill Nevan, a wealthy couple in their forties who have always wanted children. However, as one O’Leary sister grows close to Betty, lines are crossed and their intense relationship becomes difficult to define. All the while, the O’Leary’s buried secrets keep bubbling up, threatening to ruin their new future.

Gothic, lush, and suspenseful, Chloe Michelle Howarth spins a tangled web that leaves you wondering who to trust until the very end.

©2025 Chloe Michelle Howarth (P)2025 W. F. Howes, Ltd.

Dripping in Desperation

Was not prepared for the degree of uncomfortable stalker obsession. At times I cringed at the desperation and fully unrequited desire.

Modern gothic novel

Felt claustrophobic in a good way—a slow burn where you know you’re hurdling towards somwthing frightening