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Maggie Holman

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in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, The United Kingdom

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http://www.maggieholman.com

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Maggie Holman writes speculative fiction for all ages. Her love of the fantastical stems from early childhood, when she would often withdraw into imaginary worlds. In her writing, she loves to explore the possibilities that lie outside and alongside the real world.

Four of her books - 'The Wishing Sisters & Other Forest Tales' (2008), the children's story 'Footprints in the Snow' (2011), 'The Knocking (2017) and 'Save the White Stag' (2021) - were all inspired by the fifteen years she spent in the beautiful and atmospheric Forest of Dean. 'The Things We've Seen' (2021) marked a departure from this Forest-based fiction.

Although born in the UK, Maggie has lived in Europe since 2009, where she can explore her second passion, travelling on moto ...more

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	Tangle & Fen: A Dark Fiction Anthology by Rachel A. Brune (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carol Gyzander (Goodreads Author), A.V. Greene 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Footprints in the Snow 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wishing Sisters & Other Forest Tales 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Knocking 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Things We've Seen: Magic realist stories for adults it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Billy the Bat's Big Adventure by Maggie Holman (Goodreads Author), Kirsty Boar (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Hexham to Barry - One Moment in Grandad's War: Part fiction, part mini-memoir - one moment in a soldier's WW1 story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Save the White Stag 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colouring the Forest Book 1 - Footprints in the Snow by Maggie Holman (Goodreads Author), Kirsty Boar (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colouring the Forest Book 2 - Save the White Stag by Maggie Holman (Goodreads Author), Kirsty Boar (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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One Moment in One WW1 Soldier's War

Back in 2022, I wrote a previous blog post about my Grandad - who I'll refer to as Jack - and his WW1 experiences. My research basically dispelled the family myths about him, and with some help at the time from research officers at two relevant museums - the Fusiliers Museum in Bury and the Passchendaele 1917 Memorial Museum near Ypres, Belgium - I was able to get a more factual perspective

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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)

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Maggie Holman made a comment on Prognya’s review of Footprints in the Snow " Hello Prognya. I'm glad you enjoyed Footprints in the Snow. I've written part 2 of the story, Save the White Stag. Perhaps your daughter will enjoy th ...more "
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