Worth

by Claire Simpson

Fifteen year old Padraig McKenna is dead. And that's just the start of his problems. Instead of the brief spell of haunting his best friends and finally getting to see inside the girls changing rooms that he was expecting to come his way, a clerical error leaves him trapped in limbo until he can complete his life’s work. Unfortunately with no records to go by, he has to rely on the not too impressive ability of his angel-in-waiting, Gabrielle, who is suffering from an unfortunate case of incompetence and dresses like an colour blind Boy George.

To make matters worse, the only person who can see him on earth is Emily, the one person who hates him most, and frustratingly the one person he might just have been destined for. Secretly Padraig thinks it would be much less hassle to spend the rest of eternity in Limbo than have to listen another of Emily's lectures on fabric softener and biodegradable socks.

Now it seems that a daemon has gotten loose and is after HIS human, and Padraig is the only one who can sort it out. If that wasn’t enough Gabrielle is in danger of loosing her wings if Padraig fails, Emily seems to be falling in love with Padraig’s best friend and walking through walls is a lot harder than it looks.

180 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 16, 2014

About the author

As the responsible eldest child I generally got the blame, even when I wasn't involved or, in one case, even in the same country, because I should have been a better influence.

I have since shown my responsible side by doing things like moving to the other side of the country on a whim, tattooing my entire back and arranging my entire wedding in six weeks. And that's just the stuff my parents know about.

I wrote my first, truly awful, book at 14, which is about the same time I met my now husband for the first time. Since then I have worked as a riding instructor, stud hand (like a cowgirl, but with more rain and no cows), teacher, lab technician, check-out girl and civil servant.

Having studied for a BSc in Equine Science and a post grad in Communications, I changed track in my mid 20's and took a BA in Literature. I am currently studying for an MA at University College Falmouth.

I live at the foot of the Mourne Mountains with my daughter, husband and an assortment of animals which includes, thanks to a bit of a mix up, five cockrels and one, barren, hen.