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Cheryl Burman

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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
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Cheryl Burman The idea for my Guardians trilogy came after the people of England rebelled against the idea that the government wanted to sell off our public forests…moreThe idea for my Guardians trilogy came after the people of England rebelled against the idea that the government wanted to sell off our public forests. The government backed down and I wrote Guardians! My current book is for adults but is also inspired by where I live.(less)
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At some 700 pages, The Schimmering is not a quick read. But I happily picked up this book during my reading times throughout the day, and quickly became engrossed in the tale of our three ‘heroes’.

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What I love about this author’s writing is her originality. Her characters and her stories rarely fit neatly into any boxy genre and The Schimmering, while it is fantasy, is no exception. You can’t antic

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