Thread Traveller

By Annabel Youens

�� 2026 CANREADS Award Finalist - Women's Fiction⭐ Named one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie Books of 2025"A strong debut with compelling characters that passionately advocates for community, nature, and found family" Kirkus Starred Review ★"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In the vein of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin." CanReads Review

What if abandoning your family actually saved you?

At 47, tech entrepreneur August's life is unraveling. On a desperate family holiday in England, a sip of ancient beer transports her to an alternate reality where mushrooms pulse with power and women commune with the fungal network beneath their feet.

Taken in by Margaret, a midwife with dangerous secrets, August discovers a world where brewing beer might be her way home-or her reason to stay. When Margaret's community faces persecution, August must choose between two families, two worlds, two versions of herself.

A speculative fiction debut about midlife transformation and the courage to put yourself first.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1069512230
• ISBN13: 9781069512239
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Salt Line Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"