Foreshore signs a gripping, emotional women’s fiction novel from award-winning author and esteemed academic Syrrina Haque.

Publisher Phil M. Shirley has acquired World English Language rights in a new women’s fiction novel by award-winning author and esteemed academic Syrrina Haque.

Haque’s collection of short stories, Sand in the Castle (2010), was an instant hit when it published to rave reviews, and her new novel, Mynah: A Saga of Migrations, will publish in spring 2026 with Foreshore’s small press department, Foreshore Books.

“We’re so proud to be publishing Syrrina’s work and I can’t wait to get this deeply affecting, utterly gripping story into readers’ hands,” Phil M. Shirley said. “I’m excited to see where this new novel will take us!”

Mynah: A Saga of Migrations is a powerful political thriller and romance that intertwines the lives of two women across time and continents. Sixteen-year-old Soraya’s life is shattered by the violence and upheaval of pre-partition India as her family migrates to newly formed Pakistan, holding onto the migratory Mynah bird as a symbol of hope. Decades later, Anushay, who is writing Soraya’s story, faces her own forced migration to the United States amid political turmoil and personal danger. Through shifting timelines and gripping twists, the novel explores themes of displacement, survival, identity, and the enduring human spirit striving for belonging and renewal.

DR. SYRRINA AHSAN ALI HAQUE is a distinguished literary scholar and author with an extensive academic and creative portfolio. Currently serving as Assistant Professor at Kinnaird College for Women, she has previously held key academic positions including Head of the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Lahore. Dr. Haque has taught English Literature, Creative and Academic Writing, and Research Methodology at several esteemed institutions both in Pakistan and the United States, including the University of Lahore, University at Buffalo–SUNY, Kinnaird College, Lahore School of Economics, and Government College University.

Her literary contributions encompass a diverse range of works, from her acclaimed collection of short stories, Sand in the Castle (2010), to critical studies such as Cultural Confessions in Khaled Hosseini’s Works (2017) and Dialogue on Partition: Literature Knows No Borders (2021), the latter of which received an Honorable Mention at the NeMLA 51st Convention in Boston. She is also the editor of A Cartographic Journey of Race, Gender and Power: Global Identity. Dr. Haque’s scholarship and creative writing have been widely published and recognized internationally, including awards for her research papers in Japan and fellowship honors in the USA. Her work continues to engage readers and academics alike, bridging literary critique and cultural discourse.