Ally Sherrick

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Ally was born in Epsom, Surrey, where the famous Derby horse race takes place and Epsom Salts are from. When she was growing up she wanted to be an Egyptologist and dig up mummies. But instead, after a degree in medieval history, English and French, she worked in public relations and marketing, writing press releases, editing magazines, organising events and taking part in radio interviews. In 2010 she took a career break and studied for an MA in Writing for Children. This led on to the publication of her award-winning first novel, 'Black Powder', a page-turning adventure about young Catholic boy, Tom's desperate quest to save his father from the hangman's noose at the time of the infamous Gunpowder Plot.

Ally's second novel, 'The Buried Cro
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Black Powder

3.99 avg rating — 192 ratings5 editions
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The Buried Crown

3.93 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions
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The Queen's Fool

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Vita and The Gladiator

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Rebel Heart

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