• Author
  • Book
  • Story behind the book
  • Media Links
  • Reviews
Charlotte Castle

Charlotte Castle

About

I am the daughter of a successful novelist, I consider myself ‘chronically unemployable’, and admit to being astounded that my book has had such a positive reception.

To be honest, I started writing ‘Simon’s Choice’ out of a mixture of genuine desire to explore the horror of losing a child and a fair amount of desire to get out of mopping the kitchen floor. That people want to read it is wonderful.

A school governor for my daughter’s primary school and actively involved in my local ‘Community Action Group’, I juggle writing with cleaning up after a man who is “completely unfamiliar with the term ‘washing basket’”, my cat and my two children.

The Maker of Worlds

The Maker of Worlds

0.0
0 ratings

Description

<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="font-weight:700;font-style:italic;">If you had the chance to remake the world, what kind of world would you choose?</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>When tragedy strikes Lucas Mack's young life, he desperately yearns to escape its sorrow, and takes an improbable leap through the mythical maelstrom. Rather than splashing down on the far side like his neighbors, he's transported to a magical realm where he has the power to redefine not only who he is, but the world in which he resides.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>As he stumbles about trying to find his way, he meets Mia, an equally troubled fellow pilgrim. With the help of a mystical guide and an aging wizard, they navigate the enchanted land while learning to control their newfound powers. Yet this realm is more complex than they expected, with seasoned sorcerers who've been corrupted by the sinister side of magic.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>Limited by natural law and seduced by magic's power, they are tested as never before. Will the gift of magic bring renewed hope or drive them to the edge of the void?</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

I was just having a chat with a friend. We were discussing what we would do if we were to experience the horror of having a child that was going to die. My friend said ‘I’d offer to go with her to heaven’. A shiver ran down my spine and I sat down that very afternoon and started writing the book.

Media Links

Reviews

<p style="line-height:150%;margin:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;">Comment from Kim Jewell, author of ‘Invisible Justice’: </span></strong><em><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;">Emotionally charged, vivid detail, delivered with a loving touch that makes the reader feel a part of the family and their turmoil.</span></em><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;"> <span> </span></span></strong></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:150%;margin:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;"></span></strong></p><p> </p> <p style="line-height:150%;margin:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;">Comment by David Loftus, author of ‘End Time Gentlemen’: </span></strong><em><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;">I can hear them setting my table in Hell now because there were parts of this that made me laugh. The fact that it's about something so dark and traumatic gives it a real edge. Powerful rather than bathetic. An excellent book that deserves to do tremendously well.</span></em><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;"><span>  </span></span></strong></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:150%;margin:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;"></span></strong></p><p> </p> <p style="line-height:150%;margin:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;">Comment by Sly, author of Stonefish: </span></strong><em><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;">I couldn't stop reading. It turns from heart warming to heart breaking, with no 'reality Etch a Sketch'. Seldom has a piece of fiction moved me so much. The reader becomes so deeply enmeshed in this entire family and its tragedy.</span></em></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:150%;margin:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;"></span></p><p> </p> <p style="line-height:150%;margin:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;">Comment from author Garlen Lo: </span></strong><em><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;">A great writer. Clear, crisp, with that all important great 'voice.'</span></em><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;"></span></strong></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:150%;margin:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;"></span></strong></p><p> </p> <p style="line-height:150%;margin:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;">Comment from Patricia Herlevi, author of ‘All Saints’ Day’: </span></strong><em><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10.5pt;">A powerful and transformative novel about battling with an illness, free of clichés and stereotypes and full of humanity.<span>  </span></span></em></p><p></p>