Article in Fantasy Book Review
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Story Behind The Book
All royalties from the sale of this book will benefit The BBC Children in Need Appeal, a company limited by guarantee (charity number 802052 in England & Wales and SC039557 in Scotland). It can be bought from Amazon, Lulu.com, and Barnes and Noble. Nostradormouse is the first in a series of books about The Great Woods and its inhabitants. The idea came from a Yuletide conversation about a book I had been given as a present. The book was about Nostradamus, a french Prophet and Healer who lived in the sixteenth century. I had drunk a measure of punch at the time, so my tongue was a little more relaxed than usual, and instead of saying Nostradamus, I said Nostradormouse. After that, it was inevitable that a book would follow! When writing Nostradormouse, I tried to evoke an atmosphere similar to that of Wind in the Willows, especially Chapter Seven: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, where Ratty and Mole meet the god, Pan. The idea that a god from greek mythology could play a part in a children's story about animals, inspired me to carry the idea a step further. Why not combine my story with some ancient myths? Enter the Salmon of Wisdom and Yggdrasil, the World Tree.
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<div>Praise for Nostradormouse:</div><br /><div> <div>“WOW... I adore this... </div> <div>wonderfully magical storytelling...”</div><br /><div>Miranda Dickinson, Author of ‘Fairytale of New York’</div></div><br /><div>“Fantastically comic, fantastically under-stated, </div> <div>eat your heart out Pratchett and Adams.”</div><br /><div>Andrew Wright, Author of ‘Sanctuary’s Loss’</div><br /><div>“Nostradormouse rocks!”</div><br /><div>Jeff Blackmer, Author of ‘Sojourn’</div><br /><div>“An enchanting and magical story...very, very clever...</div> <div>I think you might have a little gem here.”</div><br /><div>Debbie White, author of ‘Tango Man’</div>