New Release · 2026

Homecoming

by Constance Mwayuli: Buy the Ireland Ebook Today

Homecoming by Constance Mwayuli is an archaeological thriller that follows three converging timelines across 3,000 years, from a hillside north of Jerusalem in 1901 BCE to a NASA research lab and a family surviving war in present-day Gaza.

Published by Ireland Publishing House, this debut novel pulls together archaeology, geophysics, theology, and intelligence work into a single story built around one buried discovery.

Format: ebook (Kindle)paperback
Publisher: Ireland Publishing House
Release: July 2026

What Is Homecoming About? Three Timelines, One Buried Truth

In 1901 BCE, a young woman named Athirat is drawing water at a well near Luz, north of Jerusalem, when the ground beneath her shifts in a way she can’t explain. Something happens to her that night beside an ancient oak tree, something she carries for the rest of her life.

Three thousand years later, that same patch of hillside starts behaving strangely again

At NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, data scientist Rahul is running a mapping tool called GEOMAPSE when he picks up a structured 40 Hz signal coming from the exact same coordinates, a signal with no obvious source and no natural explanation. His colleague Catalina Alba spends a sleepless night ruling out every ordinary cause before admitting the readings point to something they can’t yet name. When geophysicist Cole joins them, he brings a gravimeter for field verification and confirms what the data has been suggesting for days: this isn’t noise.

In Jerusalem, a monk named Anselm has spent nine years living two lives at once, one built around morning prayer inside a quiet religious compound, the other built around a sealed vault near the ancient site and the people guarding what’s inside it.

And in Beit Lahiya, Gaza, a father named Yousef clears blocked water channels, prays at dawn, and holds his family together through a war that has already taken so much, carrying a pull toward something he doesn’t yet have words for.

Readers searching for the Homecoming ebook in Ireland will find these four threads converging on the same hillside, the same signal, and the same question: what happens when something buried for three thousand years refuses to stay buried, and who gets to decide what’s done with it once it surfaces?

Meet Constance Mwayuli, the Author Behind Homecoming

Homecoming is the debut novel from Constance Mwayuli, an Ireland-based author published by Ireland Publishing House. She built the novel’s four disciplines with real research behind each one: genuine principles of geomagnetic and gravimetric survey work for the science thread, real paleographic and archaeological methodology for the chamber and the tablet, and close attention to the lived reality of displacement and war for the novel’s Gaza thread.

She writes from Ireland, and Homecoming carries her own preoccupation with crossing thresholds and arriving somewhere new, themes that surface directly in the novel’s most personal thread.

Ireland Publishing House worked with Mwayuli from the book’s earliest outline, a collaboration she describes in her own acknowledgements as built on trust. That closeness between author and publisher shows up in a debut this controlled in scope, three timelines and 3,000 years of history handled with equal care throughout.

Discover more about Constance Mwayuli’s full story, her background, creative journey, and the inspiration behind the story she brought to life. Read her full author story here.

Inside the World of Homecoming

Homecoming isn’t one story; it’s four converging into one, and there’s a way into it built for whatever pulls you in first

If the chamber and the tablet are what grabbed you, the sealed vault near the ancient hillside and the centuries of guarded secrecy around it, start with the biblical archaeology thriller novel built around that exact discovery.

If it’s the collision between hard data and old conviction that interests you, a NASA scientist chasing a signal that shouldn’t exist and a monk who has spent nine years protecting it- you’ll want the science and faith thriller novel that follows both sides of that argument all the way through.

If you’re drawn to stories of quiet tension, hidden identities, and the weight of living two lives at once, explore the espionage thriller set in Jerusalem and discover Anselm’s journey between duty, faith, and the secrets he has carried for nine years.

And if it’s the ancient hillside itself that pulls you in- the site tied to Jacob’s dream at Bethel and the well where Athirat’s story begins in 1901 BCE- the novel about Jacob’s dream at Bethel has its own page too.

Every doorway leads back to the same buried truth. Pick the one that matches what you’re actually curious about, and the rest of the story will find you.

Grounded in Real Research, Not Invented Lore

Homecoming treats its research the same way it treats its suspense, seriously.

The novel's science runs on real geophysics. Rahul's mapping tool draws on the kind of multi-source geomagnetic survey work real researchers use, and when Cole joins the investigation he brings a gravimeter, standard field equipment for anomaly detection, not an invented instrument built to serve the plot.

The archaeology is built with the same discipline. The sealed chamber, the Latin inscription, and the translation debate over a single word, fundamentum versus firmamentum, all move at the pace real paleographic scholarship moves at: slow, contested, argued over rather than solved in a single scene.

The theology draws on comparative religious tradition rather than invented mythology, weaving Canaanite, Christian, and Islamic threads through Athirat, Anselm, and Yousef without flattening any of them into background detail. And the intelligence thread is grounded in the well-documented history of religious institutions serving as cover for sensitive operations in politically complex regions.

None of this makes Homecoming nonfiction. It's a novel, and its characters and events are invented. But the research underneath them isn't, and that's the difference between a thriller that feels earned and one that just sounds impressive.

Who Should Read Homecoming

Not sure if Homecoming is the right book for you? Here's who it's built for.

Readers of archaeological thrillers who want a discovery that feels earned, built on real dig-site logic rather than convenient plot devices.

Readers who love science and faith stories, where neither the data nor the conviction wins the argument by default, and both are taken completely seriously.

Spy fiction readers drawn to the quiet, controlled tension of someone managing a double life, rather than car chases and constant action.

Biblical historical fiction readers who want their ancient-era settings grounded in real geography and real history, not fantasy.

Readers who want their thrillers to actually mean something, who don't mind a book that asks real questions about faith, evidence, and what people owe the histories and the people they inherit.

If two or more of these describe you, Homecoming was written with you in mind.

What Readers Are Saying

Homecoming hasn't gathered public reviews yet, but it has already been read closely by the people who shaped it. Ireland Publishing House's editorial team worked through the novel from its earliest outline, engaging with its structure and research before a single chapter reached anyone else.

Reader reviews and star ratings will appear here as they come in. If you've read Homecoming, leave a review and be one of the first voices on this page.

Homecoming Ebook Details & Where to Buy in Ireland

Title: Homecoming

Author: Constance Mwayuli

Publisher: Ireland Publishing House

ISBN: 9781918900798

Release date: July 2026

Format: ebook (Kindle) and paperback

Genre: archaeological thriller, science and faith thriller, biblical historical fiction

Where to buy the Homecoming ebook in Ireland: Amazon

Buy Homecoming by Constance Mwayuli now to start with Athirat at the well in 1901 BCE, or jump straight into the modern mystery with Rahul's signal at NASA Ames. However you get into it, all four timelines meet at the same hillside by the end.

Ebook readers can start reading within minutes of purchase. Paperback orders ship according to each retailer's own delivery timeline.

Frequently Asked Questions About Homecoming

What is Homecoming by Constance Mwayuli about?

Homecoming follows four converging storylines: a woman in 1901 BCE Canaan who experiences something inexplicable at an ancient well, a NASA data scientist tracking an unexplained signal, a monk in Jerusalem guarding a decades-old secret, and a Gaza family surviving war. All four threads meet at the same hillside and the same buried discovery, without giving away how they connect.

Where can I buy the Homecoming ebook in Ireland?

The Homecoming ebook is available to Irish readers through the retailer links on this page, including Amazon.ie and Kobo. The paperback edition ships to Ireland as well. Formats include ebook (Kindle) and paperback, published by Ireland Publishing House in July 2026.

Is Homecoming available on Kindle?

Yes. Homecoming is available as a Kindle ebook alongside other ebook formats and a paperback edition. Purchase links for Kindle and other retailers are listed in the ebook details section on this page.

What genre is Homecoming, thriller, historical fiction, or both?

Homecoming is both. Its 1901 BCE prologue and ancient-era chapters are grounded in historical fiction, while its contemporary threads- the archaeology, the espionage, the science- move with the pace and structure of a thriller. It's best described as an archaeological thriller with strong historical fiction roots.

Is Homecoming based on real archaeological or scientific research?

The novel's science and archaeology are grounded in real disciplines: genuine principles of geomagnetic and gravimetric survey work, real paleographic translation methods used for the sealed chamber's Latin manuscript, and documented history around religious institutions and intelligence work. The characters and events are fictional, but the research behind them is treated with genuine accuracy.

How long is Homecoming and is it part of a series?

Homecoming is a full-length novel of roughly 110,000 words, structured as a prologue, twenty-seven chapters, and an epilogue. It's Constance Mwayuli's debut and currently stands as a complete, standalone story. [Confirm with client: any planned sequel or series status.]

Start Reading Homecoming Today

Every timeline in this novel is waiting for you to start. Athirat is walking toward the well. Rahul’s signal is still pulsing on a screen nobody else is watching yet. Anselm hasn’t opened the vault. And Yousef is about to hear an alert that changes everything.

Homecoming by Constance Mwayuli is available now in ebook and paperback, published by Ireland Publishing House

CONSTANCE MWAYULI.