About
Worked as a teenager in a bank in Zimbabwe, then returning to England to become deputy head of a primary school. After early retirement, worked as an actress, then set up my own art and craft business, trained for three years to hold the Office of Reader in the Church of England, and then became a full time writer of children’s fiction. Living in Shropshire, I write historical fiction for older children, suitable for Key Stage 2 and 3. I have just completed my first fantasy, set in the Shropshire village of Tong that moves into Norse Mythology. At the moment, I am writing the sequel to Candle Dark, River Dark, set on the Severn. It is a story about a pit pony driver in Blists Hill in the late 18th century, an exciting adventure suitable for Key Stage 2 and available online and at the Museum Book Shop in the Victorian Village at Blists Hill. I have further books planned for the Wolf and the Task Bearer Series, and I am looking forward to writing more adventure stories about the places I visited when taking children on environmental study trips around Shropshire. Now writing my first romantic comedy for adults. School visits as visiting author and Speaker and Storyteller at various venues.
Member of The Society of Authors, Society for Storytellers, and the National Society of Writers in Education.
HIDDEN DOORS, SECRET ROOMS
Description
<p>HIDDEN DOORS, SECRET ROOMS - a paranormal suspense:<br />"Superbly crafted and flawlessly executed, Eubanks doles out both plot and back-story in small doses, expertly keeping readers turning page after page...This is a phenomenal first novel; an excellent read for anyone who loves mystery, and would-be writers who want to learn exactly how it’s done." - KIRKUS REVIEWS<br /><br />Jillian Braedon possesses a secret so explosive that she must be silenced. On the run with her five-year-old daughter, stranded in the middle of a blizzard and critically injured, Jill sends little Valerie off into the raging storm alone. The child stumbles onto the property of retired musician-turned-recluse, John Mills, begging for help. John soon finds himself caught up in their torment, and face-to-face with the pursuing covert agents, who will do anything to destroy the secret, and silence everyone involved.</p>
Story Behind The Book
After many years taking middle grade school children on environmental study visits to Tong Church and using the church and the village as an extension of my classroom, I finally turned those experiences into a novel. Children reading the book and visiting the area can find the book's characters in the church.
Reviews
Review by Star Newspaper Reporter Sophie Bignall:<br />Ludlow author Carole Anne Car truly understands children. Her fourth
book, Thin Time makes it quite clear as she explores relationships
between step-families, and emotions such as honesty, truth, courage and
love. She certainly knows how to tell a great tale. Thin Time, which is
set in the famous Shropshire village church of Tong near Shifnal, with
its life sized effigies of knights in armour, is no exception. In her
latest publication, she weaves a fantastic adventure incorporating
enchantment, fantasy, local history and Norse mythology.
<br />Alice may seem like an unlikely heroine, for she is rebellious and
does not want to accept the task the four hundred year old dog Fymm has
given her, but she is a child that youngsters can truly identify with.
Passing through the Tree of Life with her small step-brother Thomas,
Fymm the grumpy dog, Ratatosk the squirrel that can't be trusted, and
Bridd the cockerel from the church tower, she must face Niddhogg the
snake-dragon armed only with a stone and a gargoyle's shield.
<br />Inspired by her years as a primary school teacher, Carole is a
master storyteller and her fans, old and young, will be looking forward
to the sequel when once again Alice must set off on her quest. And both
children and parents will enjoy visiting Tong church and searching for
the four hundred year old dog Fymm!
