Stacey Halls’ THE SITTING TENANT snapped up by Manilla Press
Sophie Orme, publisher at Manilla Press, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from Juliet Mushens of Mushens Entertainment.
The press release describes the book as “an unsettling, utterly compulsive exploration of motherhood, secrets and lies”.
“Set in 1960, this is the story of newlyweds Celia and Gregory Ringrose, who buy their first home in Hampstead’s exclusive Vale of Health. But the house comes with a catch: a sitting tenant called Blythe Morris, who has lived in the house for years and can’t be evicted. When the Ringroses’ baby arrives, Celia comes to rely increasingly on Miss Morris, until, it seems, she cannot do without her. But who really is this woman who is living in their house, looking after their baby, and what does she want?”
The Sitting Tenant will publish in hardback, e-book and audio in spring 2027.
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