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Cheryl Burman

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Born

Adelaide, Australia

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Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance

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Cheryl Burman grew up as the child forever reading on her bed. But as this was Australia, she was also often tempted outside to the beach and the yabby creeks near her suburban home.

When she moved to the Forest of Dean, UK, she followed the likes of Tolkien, Rowling and many others in being inspired to write. As a devout Narnia fan, she started with middle grade fantasy, discovered a taste for historical fiction, and then combined the two into historical fantasy.

Given she is lucky enough to live in a place chock-a-block full of history, legend and myth, there is much to draw on. She does so, as well as on her own childhood in Australia.

Two of her novels have won awards, as have several of her flash fiction pieces and short stories. Some of ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 1,171 ratings · 303 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Keepers (Keepers #1) 4.12 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River Witch 4.47 avg rating — 244 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking in the Rain (Keepers #2) 4.34 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Herbalist's Daughters (The Wise Women #2) 4.58 avg rating — 53 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gift of Belonging (The Wise Women #3) 4.63 avg rating — 52 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Past Can Wait (Keepers #3) 4.51 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragon Gift 4.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Can Believe in Witches? And Other Stories 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wild Army (Guardians of the Forest #1) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legend of the Winged Lion (Guardians of the Forest #0) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Recently I added my Wise Women and Keepers series books to a relatively new site, Indie Fiction, as an additional avenue for readers to find them.

Very satisfying therefore to see two of my books – River Witch (Book One in Wise Women) and Walking in the Rain (a novella spin off in Keepers) – on curated reading lists for the time being.

This is where you can see River Witch on the list with four othe

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Under Fire: The Blitz Diaries of a Volunteer Ambulance Driver

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Cheryl Burman said: " Bought for research purposes and well worth it. Naomi Clifford does a wonderful job of filling in the factual detail around June (the diarist)'s sparse entries. June herself comes across as a strong-minded young woman, and obviously not adored by all ...more "

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