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Folktales: Giants and Standing Stones

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Hannah

In my book The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, Avery journeys to a circle of standing stones in Orkney called the Stones of Callanish. She is surprised to find that the stones can come to life, as a band of craggy … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside, Making changes | Tagged author, Avery Buckle, Avon Gorge, Brutus of Troy, children's books, fiddles, folk music, folklore, Gail Higginbottom, giants, Gogmagog, Goram and Vincent, Hannah Foley, legends, middle grade fiction, myths, standing stones, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, The Standing Stones of Callanish, University of Adelaide, watchers, writer | Comments Off

Folktales: Scottish Faeries and ‘othering’

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Hannah

I’ve written in my previous post about the Cat Fae element of Avery’s character in my book, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle. For those of you who don’t know, one of Avery’s secrets is that she is a Cat Fae. … Continue reading →

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Walks Diary

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Hannah

This weekend I was, at last, able to add another walk to my Walks Diary. I started this diary in the New Year and it hasn’t been going well. A cocktail of endless family illnesses, snow, and building chaos meant … Continue reading →

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