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The Glass Table (Book I)

Promoting the conservation of our waterways, this eco fantasy thriller pits twelve young kids against a formidable captor, who has an axe to grind and a surprising lesson to teach.

Twelve children disappear while holidaying at Lake Como during the summer school holidays. While the police and community suspect the children have been abducted, it is a mystery as to how twelve children could disappear in broad daylight from camping grounds that were overflowing with holidaymakers.

   Other books for children:

    Shards (Book II)
    A River Somewhere (Book III)

    Books for adults:

    Being Anti-Social
    Rain

Comments

"The writer has excellent powers of description and a good grasp of pace and dramatic tension."  Lorna Read, editor/author

 "Action-packed and abounding with quirky, likable characters, this small gem has the power to keep readers entranced." Kirkus Discoveries Review

"The child spirits are permitted to visit their homes and these episodes are both entertaining and poignant. Unable to be seen or heard, the children can only watch as their families struggle without them. Gradually they begin to understand how much they are loved. For young readers, this may be the story's most valuable lesson."
ForeWord CLARION Reviews

"I have just finished reading your book and it is FANTASTIC!!  I think it is way better than Harry Potter.  Looking forward to reading the next one!!"
Karen H, Brisbane

"I've just read your book, The Glass Table, and I love it! Will be introducing this to my 6 year-old niece!"
Shiuan Ling, Singapore

There are no clues, except for the boogie board belonging to ten-year-old Jordan Carrefour found floating on the lake's surface. During the search, a knapsack is found belonging to fourteen-year-old Jack Irwin-Hunter. It is not known how or why Jack came to be at Lake Como on his own, then disappear with the other children. 

The children, however, have been cast into a spell to live as spirits in the river Kai, divided into two opposing groups: the river spirits and the wood spirits. The river spirits can escape the spell and return home as children, but only with dire consequences for the wood spirits. A manual sets out the rules they must follow. The children learn that it is only through trust, camaraderie, and teamwork do they have a chance to return home to their families, however, when a wood spirit named Faith, turns into a mass of bubbles and floats away down the river Kai, all bets are off, even though a greater threat emerges on the banks of the river Kai.

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Press release, November 2009