Helen Falconer RIP
Helen passed away on February 1, 2025. The ultimate cause was metastatic cancer, the result of invasive lobular breast cancer, which we hoped and believed she had successfully overcome in 2022.
The disease eventually found its way into the lining of her brain and the end, when it came, was astonishingly quick. She died peacefully, surrounded by those who loved her. She is survived by her husband Derek and her children, Jack, Molly, Imogen and Sean. She is buried in Killala, north Mayo, a place she grew to love and which loved her in return.
London Calling
"... these kids ... have seen things they shouldn't have. Falconer unflinchingly uncovers the layers upon layers of lies, abuse and disappointments that have determined them, then offers the possibility of actual change. "
-Richard Gehr New York Times
Growing up is tough and Primrose Hill and Sky High by Helen Falconer explains how and why.
"In a word: Brilliant." Alan Sillitoe
I finished The Changeling last night and I utterly loved it. Magical, funny, just great. I can’t praise it enough.
(author of Watermelon)
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Young Adult Books Series
Once again, Helen Falconer has produced a masterpiece …
Aoife is an ordinary teenager, hanging out with her childhood friend Carla, putting up with school. The worst she has to contend with is that the boy of Carla’s dreams is trying to get off with her instead.
But then, after chasing a lost little girl no one seems to be able to see, Aoife starts to develop mysterious powers. Eventually her parents confess that she isn’t their real daughter. Their human child was stolen by the fairies, and Aoife is the changeling left behind in her place.
Shocked, Aoife turns to Shay, the taciturn farmer’s son who is the only person who might believe her story. Together, they embark on a dangerous journey, which takes them deep into the underworld and changes everything they thought they knew about fairies.
Books by Helen
