Anthea Rowan

A self-taught freelance journalist for more than twenty years, Anthea Rowan has written for broadsheets, glossies, blogs and scientific journals all over the world, in myriad articles exploring mental illness or brain injury in some capacity. Her writing attracts an astonishing level of reader feedback; it touches a nerve.

The eldest of three children, and the mother of three, Anthea grew up in Africa and currently lives in Kenya.

Her first book, The Silent Tsunami: Swimming against the Tide of my Mother’s Dementia, was published in September 2024 by Bedford Square Publishing.

‘Anthea writes like a dream, about important things.’  Sophy Roberts, author of Lost Pianos of Siberia

'the most moving dementia story you’ll read’   The Times 

Following on the success of The Silent Tsunami, Anthea Rowan’s powerful exploration of her mother’s battle with dementia, we’re delighted to announce that Yellow Kite, an imprint of Hodder, has snapped up her second book, provisionally titled, Live Better for your Brain.   The book will be published in January 2027