Patricia elliott author biography
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I write novels for older children and young adults. Some of them are fantasies and some are thrillers with a historical setting and plenty of suspense and romance. You can read all about me and my books here. All of them are published by Hodder Children’s Books.
I’ve just been writing a fantasy set in the contemporary world for Middle Grade readers and am about to embark on a new Young Adult historical thriller, set in the eighteenth century.
Meanwhile, I’m thrilled that Murkmere is now available again, with a beautiful new cover. It was nominated for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award on first publication and received wonderful review coverage.
It’s the story of two girls trapped in a dark and dangerous world, one of whom has a terrifying secret to hide. You can read more about it by clicking on the cover above and in my Author’s notes.
‘Gorgeous, skin-crawling Gothic drama… Fraught with Fenland mist and magic, this supernatural thriller is compassionate and original
The Times
You can order it from Amazon and all good bookshops using the ISBN number: 9 781915 683052.
Do get in touch via the contact page – I’d love to hear from you and will reply as soon as I can. If you woul
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
How many times did you hear this question when you were growing up? I bet it was more times than one could possibly count. This question often comes up again in a round about way when you hit mid-life, but this time, instead of everyone else asking you, you are asking yourself.
You look back on your life and re-evaluate all your decisions. Are you following your dreams? Are you where you thought you’d be by this point in your life? You hear people talk a lot about a mid-life crisis, and a lot of people do go through it in one way or another. It causes some to make some unsavory choices, especially in relationships. It causes others to become depressed as they think they are too old to make any positive life changes or to start a new career.
When I was younger, I made some bad course choices in high school which limited my ability to study certain jobs and/or trades, but every time I thought of something I would like to do, my mind always came back to writing. Writing. Writing. Writing. That was my passion. That was where my heart stayed. And anytime I think about shifting my current security career to something else, I keep going back to my writing. I want to make a career out of writing stories to share with the world.
So my advi
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