BOOK RELEASE | Distorted Is The View: A Novel


It IS come. My first novel told through overlapping perspectives, Distorted Is The View explores how distance and silence bend our understanding of love, trust, and belonging.

It carries the inner life of a family living with silence, longing, fracture, and love. It carries questions of what children understand, what care asks of us, and whether truth, once named, can still make room for tenderness, repair, and forgiveness.

And now, at last, here it is...

Image: Distorted Is The View

PS. For publication week, I’m making the ebook edition gently accessible: from 9–16 June 2026; Distorted Is The View will be available at Kindle Books for €4.99 / $4.99 / £3.99, before moving to its regular price. For more buying options, see the book page.

PPS. For readers who prefer the paperback: The physical book will follow shortly. I had to make one final adjustment to the paperback proof. Thank you for your patience.

Khaya Ronkainen
Khaya Ronkainen writes poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction. This blog explores all things writing and living, aka personal history, cross-cultural experiences, nature, language, and the many ways people carry home within and across borders.

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