Hannah Rising

What if everything you believed about your family—and yourself—was built on myths that needed to shatter?
At thirty-seven, Hannah Hamilton has lost everything: her job, her apartment, and any illusion that she matters to the family who raised her. Desperate and humiliated, she returns to her mother Eleanor’s estate, where she’s relegated to a servant’s cabin while Eleanor’s prized rooster lives in an $80,000 palace with stained glass windows and Mozart.
But Eleanor is hiding explosive secrets. She’s dying of cancer, pursuing mysterious “sovereignty teachings” from ancient texts, and orchestrating her own psychological dissolution. As Hannah uncovers three generations of family journals, she discovers a pattern of women who chose radical transformation—and the men who documented the devastating cost.
When Eleanor’s death triggers a war over the family’s billion-dollar empire, Hannah must choose: fight for the inheritance she’s always craved, or release everything to discover who she really is beneath a lifetime of trying to matter.
From the glittering towers of Manhattan to a hidden room filled with forbidden wisdom, Hannah Rising is a mesmerizing exploration of what happens when we stop performing our lives and start living them. It asks the ultimate question: What remains when everything you use to define yourself falls away?
“A stunning debut that reads like a thriller but transforms you like a sanctuary. Hannah’s journey from invisible daughter to sovereign woman will haunt and inspire anyone who’s ever felt trapped by their own story.”
Perfect for readers of Elizabeth Gilbert’s “The Signature of All Things,” Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Book of Longings,” and anyone drawn to stories of spiritual awakening wrapped in family drama.
Sometimes the only way to rise is to let everything fall.