New Year, New Books & Holding onto Hope

On Gallant Wings by Helen Edwards

Hello and Happy New Year! It already feels like Christmas and New Year are long ago, but it’s only two weeks into 2025… I hope that you were able to enjoy some peacful time with loved ones to close 2024 and begin 2025. We had a lovely family Christmas and my usual quiet New Year,…

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Legends of Living with Type 1 Diabetes -Annabelle

Legend of the Lighthouse Moon by Helen Edwards coming 2nd October 2024

As part of the lead-up to the release of Legend of the Lighthouse Moon, I am sharing stories of people who live with type 1 diabetes – in particular, their diagnosis, how they felt, how they managed, how they coped, and what happened as they moved forwards, including what helped. This is because my main…

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Australian Sea Lions of Seal Bay

Australian Sea Lions Seal Bay Kangaroo Island in Legend of the Lighthouse Moon by Helen Edwards. Photo Nikki Redman

** Image by Nikki Redman Photography There’s a strong environmental and conservation theme running through all of my stories. In Legend of the Lighthouse Moon, the endangered Australian Sea Lion takes centre stage. I’ve learned a lot about these incredible creatures and the history of Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island during my research. The amazing…

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Legend of The Lighthouse Moon, by Helen Edwards

Cape Willoughby Lighthouse

I’m very excited to announce the title for my next middle-grade novel – Legend of the Lighthouse Moon! I absolutely love this story about 13-year-old Mona McKenna, a girl living in 1970 with type 1 diabetes in an island lighthouse, featuring the stunning backdrop of Kangaroo Island and the gorgeous and endangered sea lions, as…

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Esme in the Limelight by Kate Gordon

Esme in the Limelight by Kate Gordon

If you know me, you will know that Kate Gordon is one of my favourite authors and human beings. If you haven’t read any of the books in this beautiful companion series, you must run out now and get them all. Anyone who has read the other books will have been waiting eagerly for this…

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