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P.J. Whittlesea

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P. J. Whittlesea is an author, blogger and singer-songwriter. Originally from Australia, he now lives in Amsterdam in The Netherlands.

His debut novel, LORELESS, released in July 2016, has been nominated for two Australian literature awards.

Upon completion of LORELESS, his children asked him to write something for them. His vivid imagination invented a witch with a twist. What began as a short story, developed into a full series of books which are not strictly only for children.

Books in the Anaïs Blue series:
THE CITY OF SHADES: Anaïs Blue Prequel
THISTLE WITCH: Anaïs Blue Book 1
DISCOVERING MAGIC: Anaïs Blue Book 2
A NEW SOURCE OF MAGIC: Anaïs Blue Book 3
A WITCH’S CALLING: Anaïs Blue Book 4
MAGIC AWAKES: Anaïs Blue Book 5

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“We just held each other for warmth. I cannot recall that we even spoke to one another. Such was our shock. That day we learnt a new word—war.”
P J Whittlesea, Loreless

“It seemed that balance was necessary. The old and the new needed to be combined, the traditions adapted. That was the way forward. Without balance change could not occur.”
P J Whittlesea, Loreless

“The Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.”
J.B.S. Haldane, Possible Worlds

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
Frank Herbert, Dune

“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.”
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“We just held each other for warmth. I cannot recall that we even spoke to one another. Such was our shock. That day we learnt a new word—war.”
P J Whittlesea, Loreless

“It seemed that balance was necessary. The old and the new needed to be combined, the traditions adapted. That was the way forward. Without balance change could not occur.”
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