One of Hannah’s aims is to capture not only the courage and stoicism of the women who have suffered so much, but also the nobility, dignity, and extraordinary compassion that many of them manage to retain, despite their traumatic experiences. I very much hope that this beautiful book, Tears of Gold, will help enable the Yazidi, Rohingya, and Nigerian women’s voices to be heard, as well as to highlight the issue of the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in general. All too often, their stories of suffering remain unseen and unheard – but Hannah Thomas is doing tremendous work in bringing their stories out into the open. May her powerful paintings spread the word and, God willing, have a positive impact in relieving the suffering of some of the most vulnerable and marginalised communities around the world. —HRH Prince Charles, prior to his accession as HM King Charles III

British artist Thomas’s stunning debut presents her paintings of two dozen women who have endured persecution and displacement across the globe. Thomas visited compounds and refugee camps to interview her subjects, and renders their stories with a brevity that belies their intensity.…But Thomas’s portraits are the high point: she captures her subjects’ particularities, as well as the sometimes-haunted, sometimes-resolute gaze they share­.…Fashioned with uncommon care, this impresses. —Publisher's Weekly, starred review

Hannah Rose Thomas is a remarkable painter and story-teller. Her publication: “Tears of Gold” is not simply an exposé of her artistic skill, it is much more than that – it is her deposition, her witness statement to the suffering of a fellow being. Containing the portraits of survivors of extreme violence (and sexual and gender-based violence in the case of many) the book centers on their individual stories and, by extension, the horrific atrocities experienced by their communities. … There may well be tears – after all, their pain is immense – but those tears are often unaccompanied by other emotions. There is so much control and a natural humility, the effect is simply startling. It is not what the observer commonly expects – and Hannah captures the authority within each survivor perfectly and beautifully. —Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad al-Hussein, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

As I sobbed my way from one grim life to the other, I felt increasingly certain that this was beautiful art doing beautiful things in a terrible world. Bravo, Hannah Rose Thomas. —Waldemar Januszczak, The Sunday Times

Hannah Rose Thomas has painted these portraits with her whole heart and likens this painting to prayer; it is surely an act of love. As the women look out at us from their portraits and share their words on the page, this book brings us close to their experience, helping people everywhere understand what these women have endured and how they can help. —Friends Journal

• Launch events with art exhibition in London, New York, and elsewhere
• National publicity campaign, with coverage expected on NPR, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and more
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• Significant social media campaign wtih expected reach of 2.5 million impressions
• Feature in Plough Quarterly magazine, circulation 15,000