Helm A Novel
Helm A Novel by Sarah Hall, published by HarperCollins Publishers on November 4, 2025, is a literary exploration that delves into themes of faith, connection, and humanity’s relationship with the natural world. This edition spans 368 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers around Helm, a powerful and mischievous wind, depicted as both a folklore figure and a force of nature that has influenced the landscape of Northern England throughout history.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of stories from various characters who have been captivated by Helm, including a Neolithic tribe, a Dark Age wizard priest, a Victorian steam engineer, and a farmer’s daughter. The tale unfolds through the perspective of Dr. Selima Sutar, who, while observing Helm from her hut, grapples with the impact of human pollution on this elemental force. Helm presents a vivid portrayal of the intricate bond between nature and humanity, emphasizing that both are intertwined and reliant on one another for survival.
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“Sarah Hall’s writing has conquered the body and the soul and now it conquers the wind itself. She gets better with every word she writes.”-Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters and The Hotel
From the twice-Booker-nominated writer of Burntcoat, a bold and astonishing literary masterpiece that explores faith, connection, and our relationship to the natural world.
Helm is a ferocious, mischievous wind — a subject of folklore and awe, part-elemental god, part-aerial demon blasting through the sublime landscape of Northern England since the dawn of time.
Through the stories of those who’ve obsessed over Helm, an extraordinary history is formed: the Neolithic tribe who tried to placate Helm, the Dark Age wizard priest who wanted to banish Helm, the Victorian steam engineer who attempted to capture Helm — and the farmer’s daughter who fiercely loved Helm. But now Dr. Selima Sutar, surrounded by infinite clouds and measuring instruments in her observation hut, fears human pollution is killing Helm.
Rich, wild, and vital, Helm is the story of a singular life force, and of the relationship between nature and people, neither of whom can weather life without the other.
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