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.
Betrayal (Alex and Cassidy) (Volume 2)
Description
<p>There is no one to trust in Nancy Ann Healy’s thrilling new novel, <i>Betrayal</i>.</p><p>FBI agent Alex Toles is relieved to return to work at the NSA after a frightening on-the-job ordeal. Her life partner, Cassidy O’Brien, and Cassidy’s seven-year-old son, have also been instrumental in healing Alex’s wounds.</p><p>But their peace is short-lived when they discover that their good friend—and President of the United States—John Merrow, has been assassinated.</p><p>Little do they know, however, that President Merrow’s death is just the beginning. Even as Alex and Cassidy are forced to confront the loss of their friend and the ramifications that will have on the global stage, they must cope with problems much closer to home.</p><p>Battling intolerance over the nature of their romantic relationship and long-hidden secrets within their families, Alex and Cassidy must confront the truth of their pasts in order to build the future they seek.</p><p>On top of it all, they must confront a conspiracy that spans multiple governments, intelligence agencies, diplomatic services, and international corporations if they are to finally discover the truth about the mysterious group known as the Collaborative—and about themselves.</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!
