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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 Golden Rule

The Golden Rule

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<p>What if you treated others the way you'd like to be treated? What if everyone did that? What kind of world could there be? Robert and Kait decide to look for the golden ruler that their Mom has told them about, only to find out that she meant RULE instead of ruler. What is this &quot;Golden Rule&quot; and what does it mean? Join in the children's quest to discover how to follow the Golden Rule and share it with others, as you meet many classroom friends from the author's previous books. This is the eighth rhyming children's book by award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon, whose other bestselling books include Mice &amp; Spiders &amp; Webs...Oh My!, My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won thirty-six awards for her previous rhyming books and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called &quot;an absolute master of rhyming&quot; by Mother Daughter Book Reviews and &quot;a modern day Dr. Seuss&quot; by GMTA Review. She lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Now retired, she travels the country with her husband in an RV, going from coast to coast to visit their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/sherrillscannon</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.

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<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>