Angela will not only be at the Book Fair on Saturday, but will also be giving a rading of her work as part of the #LlandeiloLitFest programme on Saturday April 29th 4pm at Eve’s Toy Shop.
Admission is Free Ben and the Spider Lake
Welcome to this blog Angela. Please
tell us about the books you’ll be bringing to the Book Fair.
Ben and the Spider Gate
Ben and the Spider Prince
Ben and the Spider Lake
Which
genres do they belong to?
Children’s
– magic realism.
What
are the characters and plots like?
Ben and the Spider Gate
Ben
loves chatting to his wise Gran, playing computer games with his best friend
Jess, and helping his dad to train his clever dog Scoot. Best of all though, he
likes playing ball in the garden with Scoot.
Then
one hot, summer day Ben meets Lox, the gate-keeper of the spider kingdom under
the garden hedge. Lox desperately needs Ben’s help before the end of the
autumn, but can Ben save the spider kingdom without leaving the garden and
going into the deep, dark wood? The leaves are starting to fall, and Ben and
Jess must take a brave decision if the spiders are to have a safe winter.
Talking to Gran, Ben begins to suspect that she might know more about his quest
than she’s admitting.
Ben and the Spider Prince
Lox, the gate-keeper of the
spider kingdom under the hedge in Ben’s garden, asks Ben
for help again. The Spider
Wizard needs three special ingredients before the next full moon to make a
magic potion to cure the Spider Prince, but can Ben find them in time? He meets
some unusual creatures on his quest who are not all as scary as they first
seem. Ben wants to tell his best friend Jess but she’d rather spend time with
the new girl in school, so he asks his gran instead. They look for clues on the
computer and in the library, but how much does
Gran really know, and will she
tell Ben a secret that will keep him safe from Spindra, the evil sister of the
Spider Queen?
Ben and the Spider Lake
In
the summer holidays Ben, his family, his dog Scoot, and his best friend Jess,
stay in a cottage near the Dark Mountains, where Ben and Jess meet a white owl
called Hiboo and a mysterious lady.
When
Ben arrives home he finds out that the lane at the back of his garden is going
to be dug up. He has to find Lox, the guardian of the Spider Gate to tell him
what’s going to happen. Ben and Jess try desperately to think of somewhere that
the spiders could live but they only have four weeks before the workmen arrive.
Can they find a safe home for the spiders in time? If they do, how will they
move them? Is there anyone who could help? Maybe Gran has some ideas.
Tell
us about your newest book.
I
have just completed the first book of a trilogy, with books two and three
‘mapped out’. Molly and the Magic Mirror is
aimed at the 7-10-year-old age group. Book one is The Key and the Copper Horse; book two will be The Dreaming Tree Forest and the Stolen Child, and book three will
be The Snow Ghost and the Emerald Clover
Leaf.
Which
of your books are you’re most proud of, and why?
That’s
difficult! Probably Spider Gate as it was the first one accepted for
publication.
What
is the best thing that has been said about your books?
‘A joyous and magical story with wonderful illustrations; so
well-written that it can delight children and adult readers alike. Can’t wait
for the third sequel! D J, Book Guild Customer
Review (5 star)’
‘The story Ben and the
Spider Prince was so extraordinary and amazing it made me want to be
involved in the exciting tale. In my opinion you are the most fascinating
author in the world! Your tale is so unique!’ Feedback from a junior school
pupil.
Why
did you decide to come to the Llandeilo Book Fair?
I
met a number of local authors at the Tenby Book Fair last year and found the
whole experience so rewarding that I decided to try to become involved with
other, similar events. I’ve also heard that last year’s festival at Llandeilo
was exciting and rewarding for authors.
Do
you have a special connection to Wales?
I
was born in Cardiff; grew up under the shadow of Castell Coch in Tongwynlais;
went to school in Llandaff; worked in Whitchurch and Treforest; studied at the
University of Glamorgan, and have lived in south Wales all my life.
Who
are your favourite authors?
I
don’t have one particular favourite. I like the work of Robert Goddard, J K
Rowling, Helen Dunmore, Sian James, Bernice Rubens, James Patterson, for
example, but I’m always happy to read work by authors I’ve not encountered
before.
Please
share your social media links and buy links to your books.
Buy from the publisher’s online bookstore: https://www.bookguild.co.uk/bookshop/
from Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/hempbyt or from other online
bookstores (Waterstones, WHSmiths). Signed copies available via my website.
Extra:
I
was recently invited to do a live interview on the Roy Noble Show for BBC Radio
Wales. Great experience.
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