The Other Ones

THE OTHER ONES by Fran Hart is a brilliantly wrought mixture of queer romance and spooky shenanigans, as two very different boys find themselves drawn to each other against the background of ghostly goings-on in a creepy old house. Think HEARTSTOPPER meets THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. We are representing the rights on behalf of Chicken House – you can read more about the title here.

Sal hates standing out. But he lives in a haunted house – and everybody knows it. His oldest friend, Dirk, tries to help… but he wants to stay popular, and Sal isn’t helping. Elsie was popular – until recently. Now she’s on the outcast’s table too… and she doesn’t want to talk about it.

Then there’s the new boy, Pax, who won’t leave Sal alone. His idea of a good time is hanging out in graveyards. And, for some reason, Sal just can’t stay away. Meet The Other Ones. Can they banish their ghosts together?

Fran is a writer and graphic designer from West Yorkshire, who loves bringing new ideas to life. After studying English Literature for a year at university, she changed disciplines and went on to graduate with a BA in Graphic Design. Fran wrote her first novel for NaNoWriMo in November 2019 and it went on to win The Chairman’s Choice Award in The Times/Chicken House Competition 2020, gaining Fran representation by The Shaw Agency and a publishing deal with Chicken House. THE OTHER ONES published on 13^th October 2022.