Thursday, 28 May 2015
THE MERMAIDS OF TAMESIS by M..J Moon
Release Date: 12th
April 2015
Publisher: Troubador
Genre: Fiction, fantasy
and adventure for ages 8-12.
Guest Post + Giveaway
First of all, I ´d like
to thank JB for inviting me to tell you about my novella, The Mermaids of Tamesis. It´s the first in the Trilogy of the Tamesis
fantasy series.
I never imagined in a
million years that I´d ever publish a book. Ever since I left the cocoon of
university I´d always wanted to have a nice job in Whitehall. I envisaged myself in my own office, sitting
in a nice swivelling chair and wearing a pinstripe suit.
To say that I was an avid
reader as a child is a massive understatement. I was book bonkers! I used to save up my pocket money to buy the
latest fantasy paperback – I´ve got the entire Chronicles of Narnia series and
I read The Lord of the Rings way before it became really famous. Unfortunately
my enthusiasm for books began to die when I hit secondary school and we were
made to read The Rats of Nimh – for me it was a real book passion killer. But the turning point came when I did A-Level
English Literature and Ibsen appeared on our set text list. I began to despise books in a big way.
I first started writing
The Mermaids of Tamesis in 2002. At the time I was stuck in the dullest job in
the universe, ironically by then it was a not so nice office job in Whitehall
and yes I did get to wear that pinstripe suit! Then, one lunchtime, I had a eureka
moment whilst sitting under a tree in St James ´park, London. I got out my notebook and started to scrawl
down a few ideas. I´ve always loved the
sea, I was born in Hastings, which provides the backdrop for my story. Every
summer we would spend some time there and I would look out to sea and wish that
some exciting adventure would happen, something that would lift me out of the
boredom of a family holiday.
I guess you could say
that the Mermaids of Tamesis would be my 10 year old self´s idea of a rollicking
good holiday. I was and still am
interested in stories which could transport me to a different world. I like to feel that I am living in the
fantasy world created by the writer. Escapism is a big thing for me.
About the Book
Do mermaids really exist?
You´re about to dive into the mysteries of the sea to find out….
When miserable Marina
Blue discovers that she is about to be dragged away on holiday to a dismal
cottage on a windy clifftop, she yearns for something amazing to happen in her
dull life.
Unexpectedly, help comes
in the form of her creepy next-door neighbour, Runa Rockbottom, who gives her
an unusual mermaid pendant.
Then, one unremarkable
day, from a clifftop Marina spots a shoal of extraordinarily large fish.
But are they fish or are
they…mermaids?
Do
mermaids even exist?
Does
the strange pendant have the ability to attract mermaids?
Marina embarks on a
mission to find out. A mission that
unwittingly catapults her into The Something Else shop where she meets action
hungry Ricky Rock. The pair embark on an
adventure to find the mermaids.
But an evil duo hell bent
on stealing the precious pendant to capture the rare blue-tailed Mer-Goddess
are hot on their trail. They are after her tail which has powerful youth-giving
properties. But to extract the precious
elixir from her tail they need to kill her first. According to legend when the Mer – Goddess
dies so does the entire shoal.
Can Ricky and Marina save
her in time?
Follow Ricky and Marina
on their epic adventure in the uneventful seaside town of Rock-a-Nore as they
uncover the secrets of the pendant in their race against time to save the
Mer-Goddess and Mer-kind from doom.
ABOUT M.J MOON
In
the wake of her previous incarnations as a one-time usherette in a local
theatre, soft furnishings exporter, diplomat, professional Salsa instructor,
Tarot reader and more recently, a secondary school teacher of Spanish and
business studies, Marion now teaches English in the oddball region of Almeria,
Spain.
When
she isn´t writing, Marion enjoys hiking in the Andalusian hills, doing Zumba
(don´t get the two confused!) and looking after her little family; her
beautiful and curious baby Jorge and husband Jorge. The
Girl with a Twirl is her second published novella.
Buying
Links
The
Mermaids of Tamesis http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00W22PQEY
Links
Marion
loves to hear from her readers. Send her a message on Facebook or catch up with
her on Goodreads.
GIVEAWAY!
Win a copy of my new book The Girl with a Twirl
The first three people to correctly answer the following questions and
send the answers to me at moonmedia34@yahoo.co.uk
will win:
1st prize – a signed copy of my book plus a present.
2nd prize – a signed copy of my book plus a bookmarker
3rd prize – a signed copy of my book
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MERMAIDS OF TAMESIS
1.
Where does Jack Tarr live?
2.
Where does Ricky work?
3.
What is Dr le Mauvais real name?
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