New Book

From plot to page...

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The Plot on the Hill: The Carrot Catastrophe is my debut children’s book. It tells the tale of Hornbeam, a magical sprite who lives on an allotment plot, tending the vegetables when its elderly owner, Old Joe, isn’t around. But when a reckless robin wreaks havoc in the carrot patch, Hornbeam and his friends must restore order and save the day before Old Joe returns.  

 

The book was inspired by my own childhood; I have fond memories of running around my father’s allotment in Bristol when I was a boy, and in a world that’s becoming increasingly digital, I hope to enchant young readers with the simple, tangible magic of gardening. Being outside, getting grubby, eating peas straight out of the pod… that’s what it’s all about. 

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Having lived in London where I worked in television for many years, I eventually left the rat race, gained my Royal Horticultural Society qualifications and moving to rural Suffolk with my wife, Sophie. I now run a successful garden design business alongside my writing and presenting work.

 

I am already working on the second instalment of The Plot on the Hill which I hope will be a multi-book series. Hornbeam has many more adventures ahead of him.

 

The Plot on the Hill: The Carrot Catastrophe is now available to buy online and in all good bookshops.

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