“What a wonderfully written, well-researched, engaging and unusual story, highlighting a part of England and a period of history that is often overlooked. I loved the characters, enjoyed the insight into Quakerism and reached the end wishing I could stay with the story for longer.”

— KATHLEEN MCGURL

Production and Distribution

Clouds Over Bowland will be published in paperback, hardback and eBook editions.

The paperback is printed as a short-run offset edition by Clays Ltd and is available to UK bookshops and libraries via Gardners Books, with fulfilment managed directly by the publisher.

The hardback edition is available through the Ingram distribution network, supporting wider UK and international trade and library ordering.

Clouds Over Bowland is published by Cadence Publishing Limited, a UK independent press established in 2020 to champion historically grounded, character-driven fiction engaging thoughtfully with faith in the wider market.

Cadence’s debut novel, SOLD by Sue Barrow, was selected for the 2024 Read for Empathy collection and received national media attention, demonstrating the publisher’s commitment to quality editorial development and meaningful outreach.

Marketing activity includes:

• Targeted outreach to historical fiction bloggers and Bookstagrammers
• Engagement with Lancashire and regional history networks
• Outreach to readers interested in early 19th-century Britain and Quaker history
• Direct engagement with independent bookshops
• Regional media outreach
• NetGalley co-op promotion to support early visibility

Clouds Over Bowland is positioned for readers of thoughtful, atmospheric historical fiction, with strong regional grounding and themes of conscience, belonging, faith and doubt.