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I have made two of my children's novels, "The Enchanted Grove" and
"Cross Purposes" free in the Smashwords ebook editions until the end
of the 2024, so if you are interested you can get a free copy here:
The Enchanted Grove
<
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1072405>
Cross Purposes
<
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1167919>
The stories follow the adventures of four children aged 10-13 (only
three of them in "The Enchanted Grove" -- the fourth had to flee
overseas in an earlier story which is now out of print, but a second
revised edition is in preparation for publication by Shack Simple
Press.
In "The Enchanted Grove" the children find themselves up against
bullies, poachers, the police and witches in South Africa in the
apartheid period.
In "Cross Purposes" they have a reunion in England, and travel
together for a seaside holiday with turns into an unexpected adventure
that includes staying in Christian and Buddhist monasteries, and
encountering unscrupulous businessmen, conquering armies, and several
monsters from the folklore of various nations.
They are intended mainly for readers in the 9-12 age range, but
several adults have enjoyed them too, and have written review that may
be seen on GoodReads and other sites. I'm hoping some more people will
read and review them because I've been told that if they pass the
magic number of 10 reviews on GoodReads, they become eligible to
display a list of books that "people who liked this book also liked"
-- which means that I might like them too, so it would become a kind
of recommended reading list.
GoodReads reviews here: <
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57308304-the-enchanted-grove>:
So if you grab a free copy, please read it and write a review, whether
to praise it or damn it. And please recommend this to anyone you know
who might also like it.
--
Stephen Hayes, Author of The Year of the Dragon
Sample or purchase The Year of the Dragon:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/907935
Web site:
http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
Blog:
http://methodius.blogspot.com
E-mail:
shayes@dunelm.org.uk or if you use Gmail
hayesstw@telkomsa.net
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