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Gary Murning

Gary Murning

About

Gary is a novelist living in the northeast of England. His work, largely literary fiction, focuses on themes that touch us all — love, death, loss and aspiration — but always with an eye to finding an unusual angle or viewpoint. Quirky and highly readable, his writing aims to entertain first and foremost. If he can also offer a previously unfamiliar perspective or insight, all the better. His first novel, If I Never, is published by Legend Press and is now available from all major bookstores.

Santa's Birthday Gift

Santa's Birthday Gift

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<p><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">Santa’s Birthday Gift was written in response to a grandchild’s question, after reading the story of the Nativity.<span>  </span>She asked, “But where’s Santa?”<span>  </span>This story tells the story of the Nativity and then goes on to tell the story about how when Jesus is born, Santa sees the star at the North Pole and travels to see the baby.  Since he is a toymaker, he brings his bag of toys - and offers them to the Christ Child, and then to all the people of the town.  His birthday gift to Jesus is a promise to bring gifts to all good boys and girls each year on the Christ Child's birthday</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

If I Never was written at a time in my life when I was very determined to write the novel that I wanted to write, rather than the novels I've been told I should be writing. I very consciously broke many so-called writing rules and, to a degree, stuck two fingers up at those who said I couldn't write this kind of novel and get it published. I wrote it and the first publisher I sent it to accepted it. A lesson there for all aspiring writers!

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Local Press Coverage

🔗 http://garymurning.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/herald-and-post-article/

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Reviews

<p style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="color:#000000;font-size:12pt;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">&quot;[If I Never is] a book with a mind as well as a heart, and is all the better for it.&quot; -- </span></em><span style="color:#000000;font-size:12pt;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Able Magazine.<em></em></span></p><p></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="color:#000000;font-size:12pt;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"></span></em></p><p> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:5pt 0cm 5pt 36pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><em><span style="color:#000000;font-size:12pt;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">&quot;If I Never is a novel as dark as the late British afternoon in winter. As rich as blood sausage, and as satisfying as a full English breakfast.&quot; -- </span></em><span style="color:#000000;font-size:12pt;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Gregg Farley, innovation consultant and author of Jack's Notebook.</span></span></p><p></p>