Heather Flood

HEATHER FLOOD'S many experiences of life, particularly as a wife, mother and grandmother, together with her vivid imagination and great sense of humour, played big parts in her becoming a successful author.

She and her husband and fellow author Tony Flood conjure up humour, pathos, love, nostalgia and a load of surprises in their latest jointly written book LAUGHS AND TEARS GALORE! Stories and poems with twists. Oh, and there's some trickery as well!

Heather's first book was MOUSEY MOUSEY AND THE WITCHES' SPELLS which proved so popular that it turned into a series.

The delightful lady mouse, who actor Jeffrey Holland said is so good they named her twice, has to cope with interfering witch Agatha and her mischievous spells.

Fellow authors love Heather's wonderfully original characters, including talking rabbits, a naughty polecat, an adorable squirrel called Zach and a prickly porcupine schoolteacher - plus Agatha's smelly pals Stinkblob and Mouldy Knickers, who fall foul of the evil witch Secretia.

Children have found Mousey Mousey as cute as the mouse in Julia Donaldson's The Gruffalo. And Heather Flood's books have been acclaimed as the best for youngsters since Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Heather has also written a collection of short stories in GIANT STICKER MONSTER AND OTHER CHILDREN'S STORIES.

She followed this with science fiction fantasy PURPLE MIST – AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD ADVENTURE! about a girl called Annique who gets bullied at school, but discovers that she has amazing powers. Heather's books have figured in the top five of their respective Amazon categories.

She often swaps ideas with husband Tony, whose own fantasy adventure SECRET POTION, celebrity book MY LIFE WITH THE STARS - SIZZLING SECRETS SPILLED! and crime thrillers TRIPLE TEASE and STITCH UP! - KILLER OR VICTIM? have also received glowing endorsements and reviews.

More details - and special book offers - are available on websites www.fantasyadventurebooks.com and www.celebritiesconfessions.com

Heather and Tony are officials of Anderida Writers of Eastbourne. The link for the Anderida website is: anderidawriterseastbourne.org.uk/news.html