THIS is Free!

Remy here, saying a big "Hello!" to all those enjoying home-schooling during these strange times...

It would now be Easter Break for schools, so if you're looking for a change in routine...

You and your family can't travel, but you can still go anywhere in a good book! Perhaps escaping into another world for a little while every day would be welcome?

You can't fly on a plane, but you can take a flight of fantasy.

To offer a small help to alleviate the stress and uncertainty of these days, The Red Sparrow Press have let me and Zel make Part One of This available as a 'freebook' on the Medium platform. Medium offers a smooth reading experience across most devices and you can access the free book without subscription via this special 'Friend Link' - simply click on the illustration below and let your imagination do the rest! (Tip: bookmark this blog post so you can continue to easily access the book for free.)

It began a long time ago... but for Rietta, it really began when she met Carla, another very special and extraordinary person, and realised that they shared the same dreams.

Or perhaps it all started when Rietta and Carla found the severely injured dog in the woods, becoming firm friends as they tried to nurse it back to health and happiness.

Then there was the ‘thing’ that they glimpsed watching them from the shadows, and the mystery of the missing standing-stone… but when they find the key to another realm, well, then things really start happening!

This is the first in a new epic fairy-tale trilogy, This, That and the Other, imaginative fantasy, on an epic scale. The story follows the special friendship between two girls who embark on a magical adventure together, across the three realms. It is a modern fable inspired by Welsh fairy tales and folklore, in the tradition of The Neverending Story, The Box of Delights, The Chronicles of Narnia…

PLEASE NOTE: This is a Read-for-Free edition available here for a limited time only during national UK schools closure and presented by kind permission of The Red Sparrow Press.

It is deemed suitable for readers as young as middle-grade and all the family.

If there are enough reads, The Red Sparrow Press have promised to make the next part available as a Medium 'freebook' too - so, please let them know you've enjoyed the book by tweeting them on their twitter account @RedSparrowPress or by dropping a short review onto Amazon or Goodreads...

Also free to read via Amazon with KindleUnlimited, if you prefer — with options to buy to keep as e-book and paperback. Enjoy!