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OUT NOW: Anna by Sammy H.K. Smith in Paperback!

We’re delighted to be celebrating the release of the much-anticipated paperback edition of Sammy H.K. Smith’s Anna, a chilling feminist novel about the sacrifices we make for the sake of protection.

This powerful book is a cross-genre dystopian thriller set in the near future, exploring themes of women’s rights, abuse, selfhood and love, and is ideal for fans of My Dark Vanessa, The Handmaid’s Tale and The Road.

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ANNA IS NOT HER NAME

Anna is a possession.

She is owned by the man named Will, shielded from a struggling world by his care.

Anna is obedient, dutiful, and compliant.

When Anna finds the strength to run, she leaves her name behind. But in her new idyllic town, the past—and Will—catch up with her.

Carrying a child and a dark secret, she must face the scars he gave her…

and learn to be everything Anna was not.

“A hard-hitting feminist fable” — The Times

“Gripping, compelling, highly emotional.” — FanFiAddict

“A personal story of female resilience.” — Publishers Weekly

“Intense and harrowing, Sammy paints an image of a near-future dystopia full of corruption and cruelty that feels all too plausible.” — Peter Newman, author The Vagrant series

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Cover Reveal: Anna by Sammy H.K. Smith in Paperback

We’re thrilled to reveal the stunning cover for the much-anticipated paperback of Sammy H.K. Smith’s Anna, a chilling feminist novel about the sacrifices we make for the sake of protection.

This powerful book is a cross-genre dystopian thriller set in the near future, ideal for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Road.

Anna will be available in paperback February 2022.

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ANNA IS NOT HER NAME

Anna is a possession. She is owned by the man named Will, shielded from a struggling world by his care.

Anna is obedient, dutiful, and compliant.

When Anna finds the strength to run, she leaves her name behind. But in her new idyllic town, the past—and Will—catch up with her.

Carrying a child and a dark secret, she must face the scars he gave her—and learn to be everything Anna was not.

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OUT NOW: Anna by Sammy H.K. Smith!

We’re incredibly pleased to say that Anna by Sammy H.K. Smith is out now!

This chillingly poignant novel is set in a near-future dystopia, and explores the sacrifices we make for the sake of protection.

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Beaten. Branded. Defiant.

Anna is a possession. She is owned by the man named Will, shielded from the world of struggles by his care. He loves her, protects her, and then breaks her. Anna is obedient, dutiful, and compliant. Anna does not know her place in the world.

When she falls pregnant, Anna leaves her name behind, and finds the strength to run. But the past – and Will – catch up with her in an idyllic town with a dark secret, and this time, it’s not just Anna who is at risk.

A chilling feminist novel set in a near-future dystopia, Anna explores the conflicts between selfhood and expectations, safety and control, and the sacrifices we make for the sake of protection.

“Anna is a totally immersive read. Dark and compelling, you’ll want to clear a schedule to make time to read this because once you start, it will be hard to stop.” — Shalini Boland, USA Today bestselling author

“I loved this book. It challenged me, drew emotions to the surface, gave me pause, time to reflect, to think, and created a believable dystopian world for it all to happen in.” — G. R. Matthews, author of Seven Deaths of an Empire

“A personal story of female resilience.” — Publishers Weekly

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Solaris is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Anna by Sammy H.K Smith

Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition of contemporary dystopian novel, Anna, by Sammy H.K Smith which will be released in summer 2021.

Editor Kate Coe acquired World English rights in Smith’s new novel from the author.

About the book:

Strength comes in many forms, and Anna tells the story of one woman who becomes someone else in order to free herself. Anna is a possession. Meek. Willing. Subservient. Raped. Branded. Strong. 

In a post-apocalyptic society she is owned by the man named Will, shielded from the world of struggles and possessions by his care. He loves her, protects her, and then breaks her. Anna is obedient, dutiful, and compliant. Anna does not know her place in the world. When she falls pregnant, Anna leaves her name behind, and finds the strength to run. But the past is after her.

Author Sammy H.K Smith

“I am utterly delighted that Anna has found a home with Rebellion, and can’t wait to work with the team and bring the story to readers. Anna is about one woman’s fight for survival in a damaged, socially regressed and dysfunctional society only a few steps from our own where ‘might is right’ and identity lost. Anna explores issues of subjugation and abuse, but also hope and strength.”

Editor Kate Coe had this to say:

“Anna is a wonderful, unsettling, dystopian fiction that’s terrifyingly close to our own lives – or our own experiences. It completely gripped me from the first page, and I’m thrilled to have acquired it for Solaris.”

Sammy H.K Smith lives and works in Oxfordshire UK as a police detective. When not working she spends time with her children, husband and pets, renovates her house, and inadvertently kills plants. A keen writer and lover of all things science fiction and fantasy, she’s often found balancing a book, a laptop, a child, and a cat whilst watching Netflix.

For review copies, information, or interviews for Anna please contact Hanna Waigh, Fiction – PR & Marketing Manager: hanna.waigh@rebellion.co.uk.