Banshee : Mythological Irish Women Retold

A dazzling modern mythology of our oldest stories, richly imagined by the very best of Irish writers"

Doireann Ni Ghriofa, author of A Ghost in the Throat

"Dark, lyrical and exhilarating, these stories feel both timeless and urgently modern"

Louise O'Neill, author of Idol

Featuring new and original stories from:

Jane Casey, Sunday Times bestselling author of Cruel Acts
Naoise Dolan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Exciting Times
Salma El-Wardany, critically acclaimed author of These Impossible Things
Wendy Erskine, Gordon Burn Prize-longlisted author of The Benefactors
Nikita Gill, Sunday Times bestselling author of Hekate
Anne Griffin, Irish Times bestselling author of Listening Still
Sarah Maria Griffin, award-winning author of Spare and Found Parts
Jess Kidd, international award-winning author of Things in Jars
Megan Nolan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Acts of Desperation
Sheila O'Flanagan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Honeymoon Affair

In this spellbinding anthology, Ireland's most electrifying female writers breathe new life into ancient Irish myths, reclaiming the stories of women who have too long stood in the shadows of warriors and kings.

Editor and journalist Ailbhe Malone was raised on these legends, but the women, always cast as mothers, warriors or witches, were never given the lead.

And so, Banshee was born: not just a retelling but a radical reclamation.

Banshee transports you to treacherous landscapes and salt-crashing seas, generational curses and mystical islands.

Here you'll find unruly mothers, rule-breaking queens, and women outrunning their destiny: stories pulsing with desire, danger and defiance.

This is a celebration of womanhood, and an homage to the ancient stories that still shape us.