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Karen Tucker

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As a child, stories, poems etc fascinated me. I used to listen avidly to my mother as she read to me, even learning some of the pieces by heart and 'reading' along with her, long before I understood what the squiggles on the page meant. The one I remember with most fondness is a poem about 'coat of blue and red sou-wester'. Perhaps because of this attention from my mother, I was able to read and write before I started school, and by the age of 7, my parents were told I had a reading age of 14. This is probably why, when my teacher bought Topsy and Tim books for all her class, I alone was given something different - a magical children's novel by Noel Langley, entitled The Land of Green Ginger.

For as long as I can remember, I have made up my
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Karen Tucker As I reached out to touch the bloated body on the slab, the dead eyes snapped open. I screamed and turned to run, but a hand shot out, lightning-fast …moreAs I reached out to touch the bloated body on the slab, the dead eyes snapped open. I screamed and turned to run, but a hand shot out, lightning-fast - I was too late ...(less)
Karen Tucker What an interesting question! I have to say right from the start that I tend not to play favourites, so I can't give you a definition answer. Also, I …moreWhat an interesting question! I have to say right from the start that I tend not to play favourites, so I can't give you a definition answer. Also, I tend to read very little romantic fiction, so I would have to take my couples from the genres I read the most.

One of these is crime writing, and there are a couple of couples there who I like - Tommy and Tuppence from Agatha Christie's works and Lord Peter and Harriet Wimsey, creations of Dorothy L Sayers. And looking outside of romantic couples, there's an interesting dynamic between Hercule Poirot and his secretary, Miss Lemon, which sometimes makes me smile.

In fantasy, there are surprisingly few romantic couples, but I love the interaction between best friends Dante and Blays in The Cycle of Arawn, and of course there are the irascible Belgarath and beautiful Polgara in David Eddings' Belgariad and other books. In the children's series The Ranger's Apprentice, there are also some lovely couples (towards the end of the series), but in case you haven't read these books yet, I won't go into details. It's great to watch their relationships developing, through some difficult moments as well as shared experiences, and I think the nuances of the ways in which they change are really well portrayed.

Finally, I'm rather enjoying watching a relationship develop in the fantasy series for older children that I'm currently writing. Again, no spoilers, but I can't wait to see how it pans out in Book Three of the Grail Maiden series.(less)
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Healing the Wounds

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I'm so excited! At long last, after a year of writing, and six months of waiting on tenterhooks for it to be available, the new subscription website for my collaborative spiritual novel is up and running!

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This book made me laugh out loud too many times to count. Earthy without being too offensive, with convincing caricatures of characters and a wide-eyed innocent as protagonist. The reader grasps the situation much more clear
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Here's a sneak preview of the introductory section of the book, especially for you!

Wednesday 5 April 1977

‘Oooh, Nanna!’

‘What, love?’

‘Look at this!’ I dive into the ‘sale’ basket and drag out a purple book with fairies on it. Two of my favourite thing
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John Flanagan
“But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked.

Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.”
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