693 ratings | 180 reviews | avg rating:4.12

Fiona Ingram’s Followers (733)

Fiona’s Bookshelves

to-read (31)
currently-reading (0)
read (695)
did-not-finish (0)
animal-rescue (2)
juvenile-fiction (5)

Fiona’s Friends (839)

C.M. Gray

87 books | 2,616 friends

Victoria Limbert

2,425 books | 2,923 friends

Rozanne Visagie

2,346 books | 601 friends

Katrina Cope

389 books | 3,977 friends

Johnny Moscato

412 books | 338 friends

Kurt Springs

2,077 books | 1,003 friends

Meryl Evans

463 books | 73 friends

Crystalee

1,712 books | 218 friends

More friends…

Fiona Ingram

Goodreads Author

Born

Durban, South Africa

Website

https://www.fionaingram.com

Genre

Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, History

Influences

My interest in ancient history, children's classics, and authors such ...more

Member Since

September 2009

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/fiona_ingram

edit data

I can’t remember NOT having a book in my hand. My schoolmates called me a bookworm, and nothing’s changed since then. I was brought up on the children’s classics because my parents are also avid readers. My earliest story-telling talents came to the fore when, from the age of ten, I entertained my three younger brothers and their friends with serialized tales of children undertaking dangerous and exciting exploits, which they survived through courage and ingenuity (of course!). Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and skeletons leaping out of coffins were hot favourites in the cast of characters that populated “Gruesome Gables” where all these adventures were played out. We also acted out the stories for my long-suffering parents, whom I see now w I can’t remember NOT having a book in my hand. My schoolmates called me a bookworm, and nothing’s changed since then. I was brought up on the children’s classics because my parents are also avid readers. My earliest story-telling talents came to the fore when, from the age of ten, I entertained my three younger brothers and their friends with serialized tales of children undertaking dangerous and exciting exploits, which they survived through courage and ingenuity (of course!). Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and skeletons leaping out of coffins were hot favourites in the cast of characters that populated “Gruesome Gables” where all these adventures were played out. We also acted out the stories for my long-suffering parents, whom I see now were remarkably tolerant of my budding thespian and script-writing talents!
I graduated from the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, with a double first in my B.A. (French & Drama). After completing my Honors in Drama at Natal, I then went to the University of the Witwatersrand to do my Masters degree in French-African literature. I also studied drama at The Drama Studio in London and mime at L’Ecole Jacques le Coq in Paris. Upon my return to South Africa, I immersed myself in teaching drama at community centres, and became involved in producing community and grassroots theatre with local playwrights and performers in Natal for several years.
A move to Johannesburg took me in a new direction—that of journalism. I have written freelance for the last fifteen years on everything from serial killers to relationship advice (making me a popular dinner guest to revive any flagging conversations). Writing a children’s book—The Secret of the Sacred Scarab—was an unexpected step, inspired by a recent trip to Egypt. The tale of the sacred scarab began life as a little anecdotal tale for my 2 nephews (then 10 and 12), who had accompanied me on the Egyptian trip. We had a marvellous time and it truly was the catalyst in changing my career. This short story grew into a children’s book, the first in the adventure series, Chronicles of the Stone. After the usual spate of rejections from snobby (British) agents, which I believe it every writer’s baptism of fire, I discovered America and made the decision to be published there. The book has done well there, even though the young heroes are South African, and has already garnered two impressive fiction nominations.
I’m already immersed in the next book in the series—The Search for the Stone of Excalibur—a huge treat for young King Arthur fans (and older ones as well). Although I do not have children of my own, I have an adopted teenage foster child, from an underprivileged background who is just discovering the joys of reading for pleasure. My interests include literature, art, theatre, collecting antiques, animals, music, movies, and wondering when I am going to be the next J.K. Rowling.
...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Fiona Ingram questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Fiona Ingram’s books

Average rating: 4.63 · 156 ratings · 102 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Secret of the Sacred Scarab 4.62 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2008 — 10 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 Search for the Stone of Excalibur (The Chronicles of the Stone Book 2) 4.56 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Temple of the Crystal Timekeeper (The Chronicles of the Stone, #3) 4.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2017 — 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

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

663 posts
Fiona Ingram's Blog

Book Spotlight: The Birth of a Widow by author Kathie Giorgio

The Birth of a Widow is an utterlyshattering portrait of the sudden loss of a husband and a shared life that willspeak to anyone who has ever loved or lost a loved one. In these poems ofelectric honesty, Giorgio explores how she struggles to survive her first yearas a widow, using all her wisdom, humor, anger, to cross the vast sea of griefto the other shore, bringing us—wiser, too—alon

Series by Fiona Ingram

The Chronicles of the Stone (3 books)
by

Fiona Ingram (Goodreads Author)

4.64 avg rating — 158 ratings

rss
Fiona’s Recent Updates

Fiona Ingram wrote a new blog post Book Spotlight: The Birth of a Widow by author Kathie Giorgio The Birth of a Widow is an utterlyshattering portrait of the sudden loss of a husband and a shared life that willspeak to anyone who has ever loved Read more of this blog post »
10 hours, 15 min ago · like
Fiona Ingram and 51 other people liked Anna Avian's review of The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1): "Very detail-oriented book with too many character perspectives for my taste. There were unnecessarily many dead bodies that kept showing up all over the place. There was some good dark humor but it wasn’t enough to keep me invested."
Jan 11, 2026 08:33AM · see review
Fiona Ingram and 57 other people liked Xanthi's review of The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1): "It’s pretty rare for me to not finish a book I’ve started but about a quarter of the way in, I gave up. I just wasn’t enjoying it. I like Osman’s tv work, so when I heard that he wrote a novel, my curiosity was piqued. This novel borders on the cozy " Read more of this review »
Jan 11, 2026 08:33AM · see review
Fiona Ingram and 66 other people liked Jennifer Jordan's review of The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1): "It has taken me a long time to read this book and it was only through a deal of self discipline that I continued to read it. I am bewildered by the 4 and 5 star reviews. I found it slow, waffley, lacking in style and just so boring. As for the humour" Read more of this review »
Jan 11, 2026 08:33AM · see review
Fiona Ingram rated a book it was ok The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) by Richard Osman	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
I do not usually give such a poor review rating but this book was a mess. I watched The Thursday Murder Club movie before reading the book. Had I read the book first, I might not have watched the movie. Therein lies the difference… I won’t rehash the ...more
Jan 11, 2026 08:29AM · like · see review
Fiona Ingram rated a book it was amazing To Murder a Marquis (Regency Time Slip Mystery Book 1) by Arabella Sheraton (Goodreads Author)	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
Mar 18, 2025 07:08AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of To Murder a Marquis by Arabella Sheraton. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — To Murder a Marquis by Arabella Sheraton <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Fiona Ingram is now following Tony McMahon Author of Original Rude Boy: From Borstal to the Specials...
Jan 17, 2025 10:29PM · like
Fiona Ingram entered a giveaway The Knights Templar: History & Mystery by Tony McMahon (Goodreads Author)	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
Jan 17, 2025 10:23PM · like · see giveaway
Fiona Ingram has read Salt Redux (Salt Hendon #2) by Lucinda Brant (Goodreads Author)	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
Jul 22, 2024 01:00PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Salt Redux by Lucinda Brant. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Salt Redux by Lucinda Brant <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Fiona Ingram rated a book it was amazing When Love Wags a Tail: Inspiring Stories of Love, Loyalty, and Laughter (Wag Away Tales) by Carmen Leal	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
I am an animal lover who spends far too much time online watching rescues of all kinds of animals, from dogs to cats to elephants and more. I also love dogs and have two rescues of my own. So, when the chance came to review Carmen Leal’s When Love Wa ...more
Jun 27, 2024 03:39AM · like · see review

More of Fiona's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
SA Book & Challen...: The Secret of the Sacred Scarab	1	9	Nov 21, 2009 05:27AM
Great Middle Grad...: #MGBookElves Giveaway by the 12 Authors of Christmas - COMPLETE	9	23	Dec 10, 2013 05:46PM
Great Middle Grad...: Goodreads Giveaway for the BookElves Anthology volume 1 - ends 31st Oct	1	8	Oct 01, 2016 01:38PM
What's the Name o...: YA/teen novel, pre-2005 - A group of travelers in Egypt are involved in a search for a jewel - a Ruby - and/or a Raven	8	604	Dec 04, 2020 08:35PM
Nothing But Readi...: Love Quote Mad Libs	48	451	Dec 16, 2020 05:50PM
Nothing But Readi...: Earth Day Challenge	59	538	Apr 08, 2021 02:08PM
The Lost Challenges: May 2021 Stand Alone	62	58	Jun 02, 2021 12:08PM
The Lost Challenges: May 2021 Clean It Out	67	63	Jun 02, 2021 04:07PM

More…

Fiona’s Quotes

“The end of man is knowledge, but there is one thing he can't know. He can't know whether knowledge will save him or kill him. He will be killed, all right, but he can't know whether he is killed because of the knowledge which he has got or because of the knowledge which he hasn't got and which if he had it, would save him.”
― Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men

1199 likes