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Heap Earth Upon It

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Heap Earth Upon It

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 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 40s 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’Learys' 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 last page.

Heap Earth Upon It
by Chloe Michelle Howarth

  • Publication Date: February 3, 2026
  • Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Melville House
  • ISBN-10: 1685892531
  • ISBN-13: 9781685892531