Shona Clingham

Books

Blood’s Veil — Shona Clingham Book cover for Blood's Veil, a novel. Tagline at the top reads: for family, we blind ourselves but secrets don't stay buried. Above the main title is a silhouette of a dormant tree which is reflected in large scale behind and beneath the title representing roots. The author's name is at the bottom.

Blood’s Veil

Blood may be thicker than water… but does it outlast truth?

When Ella’s mother suddenly dies, Ella and her adoptive sister Brooke return home: a remote island in the Atlantic. But reliving the past is hard, and island life is like stepping back in time…

 

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Immisceo Taken — Shona Clingham Book cover for Immisceo Taken, book one in a fantasy series. Smoke-like swirls of green rise out of water encircling orange and yellow flames which rise to the top of the image. There is a blurry reflection of this below behind the title of the book in the lower quarter. The author's name is in smaller print at the top.

Immisceo Taken

BOOK ONE IN THE IMMISCEO SERIES

 

Segregation. Unnatural selection.

Immisceo.

Latin for: mix in, blend…

This is where the story begins.

 

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Immisceo Undone

BOOK TWO IN THE IMMISCEO SERIES

 

Coming 2027

 

 

About Shona Clingham

Female, 40s, mother, writer, artist.

Author of Immisceo and Blood’s Veil.

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The Significance of Storytelling

 

open book on a flat surface with an explosion of mixed colour coming from inside the book and reflecting on the surface beneath

IMAGE BY 1TAMARA2 VIA PIXABAY 

 

Who am I? Who are any of us? We are all the sum of our experiences. Stories, lies, and beliefs: the things we are told, the things we learn, the things we tell ourselves. There comes a point where we might find ourselves needing to determine which statements are true at our core. Who would we be if circumstance had not dictated what choice we made? Who would we be if the choice someone else made for us had been different? How much of that is determined by the stories we carry with us? What is the significance of storytelling?

 

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