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Stacey Halls

Stacey Halls grew up in Rossendale, Lancashire, as the daughter of market traders. She has always been fascinated by the Pendle witches. She studied journalism at the University of Central Lancashire and moved to London aged 21. She was media editor at The Bookseller and books editor at Stylist.co.uk, and has also written for Psychologies, the Independent and Fabulous magazine, where she now works as Deputy Chief Sub Editor. The Familiars is her first novel.

Genres: Historical

Novels

   The Familiars (2019)
   The Foundling (2020)
     aka The Lost Orphan
   Mrs England (2021)
   The Household (2024)

Award nominations

	2020 British Book Award Debut Book of the Year (shortlist) : The Familiars
	2020 Betty Trask Prize (nominee) : The Familiars
	2019 HWA Debut Crown Award (longlist) : The Familiars

Stacey Halls recommends

A Murder in Eight Cocktails (2026)
Kelly Mullen
"As fun as murder gets!"

Almost Life (2026)
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
"One of the greatest love stories I've ever read - searingly real, romantic and tragic, Almost Life is One Day for a new generation."

The Hounding (2025)
Xenobe Purvis
"Haunting and beguiling, this fever dream of a novel draws you in and colours your mind all shades of doubt and suspicion."

The Burial Plot (2024)
Elizabeth Macneal
"Propulsive, rich and properly gripping. Macneal is a masterful storyteller - I genuinely could not put this down."

The Walled Garden (2023)
Sarah Hardy
"Richly evocative and transporting."

The Whispering Muse (2023)
Laura Purcell
"Laura Purcell just gets better and better."

The Secrets of Hartwood Hall (2023)
Katie Lumsden
"I loved this fresh take on the gothic genre. Vivid, haunting, surprising."

One Night With You (2022)
Laura Jane Williams
"I can't remember the last time a book made me forget I had a phone. Pure escapist fiction!"

Theatre of Marvels (2022)
Lianne Dillsworth
"Richly evocative and glittering with atmosphere, this tale of ambition and identity had me gripped from start to finish."

The Leviathan (2022)
Rosie Andrews
"Darkly compelling and dripping with atmosphere, The Leviathan is a bewitching tale of good, evil and all the shades in-between."

The Gifts (2022)
Liz Hyder
"Haunting, thrilling, wonderful. I loved it."

Breathless (2022)
Amy McCulloch
"Nail-biting, chilling, totally exhilarating--a true triumph."

Snowflake (2021)
Louise Nealon
"Astonishing. Louise Nealon is a ridiculously talented writer."

The Long, Long Afternoon (2021)
Inga Vesper
"Beautifully crafted, claustrophobic and compelling. As delicious as a long drink on a hot day."

Girl A (2021)
Abigail Dean
"Books like GIRL A don’t come along often; it gives you no option but to put your entire life on pause. One of the most compelling novels I’ve read in a long time."

Dear Emmie Blue (2020)
Lia Louis
"Lia is one of those rare writers who manage to break your heart and mend it all at once."

The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World (2020)
Laura Imai Messina
"Incredibly moving. It will break your heart and soothe your soul."

This Lovely City (2020)
Louise Hare
"Full of life and love, This Lovely City is a tender, at times heart-breaking depiction of a city at once familiar and unrecognizable. It made my heart soar."

The Confession (2019)
Jessie Burton
"An irresistible tale of families, deception and the consequences of our choices."

Queenie (2019)
Candice Carty-Williams
"Queenie is the best mate we all want—funny, sharp, and more than a little vulnerable. I loved climbing inside her mind and wish I could have stayed longer. I adored this novel."

Blackberry and Wild Rose (2019)
Sonia Velton
"A plot as finely detailed as Spitalfields silk."

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