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A Tale of Phoenix

Sandra Hayes

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Fantasy, coming of age story for children aged 9-11 years and follows an introverted character on an epic
journey.
A dark and subversive story with nods to traditional European folk and fairy tales.
A tale of courage, sacrifice and resilience perfect for young children.

Phoenix, though entirely blameless, carries the guilt of his twin sister's death at birth and feels as though he is
cursed. Events seem to confirm this when a family death occurs on each of his leap-year birthdays.

On his twelfth birthday, Phoenix’s bad luck accumulates in a near death experience, when he is caught in a fire.
Whilst lying in a coma in this life, in another world - on an island called Lila - his story unfolds. Here, he meets
Maya, his twin sister, who becomes his guide across the island. The whole island however seems to be under a
curse and Phoenix finds himself in difficult situations; he escapes a heart-hunting beast, rescues a little boy
called Karun from his death and tries to bring him to safety.
During his journey Phoenix finds a storybook about Lila, where a mermaid called Marina seems to want to help
him. Soon, the two worlds intersect and Marina guides Phoenix deeper into the heart of the island, where he
must save Karun and awaken himself from his coma and try to return to the real world alive.

Sandra Hayes was originally born in the south of Germany, emigrated to Ireland in the nineties and is now
back in Bavaria, where she lives in the beautiful town of Murnau as a Yoga- and Movement teacher. She enjoys
all creative endeavours, particularly dance and writing and has a passion for Vedic literature.

Publication Date: Was Feb now March 2024. £9.99 ISBN: 9781805142478
Thema subject category: YFHD – Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy
paperback 198 x 129 mm 328 pp Portrait Author location: Bavaria

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