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Heron photos in your latest newsletter
Michelle, this is just a comment on the beautiful heron in your latest newsletter. I presume you took the photo? Anyway how lucky are you to have such a bird in your vicinity! I've lived in Australia for 50+ years but still miss the birds of my childhood in Yorkshire. What a blessed time it…
Read MoreReading for a 9 year old boy: which of your books is the best start?
Dear Michelle, I’m sure you don’t remember me but we met on a polar bear expedition a number of years ago. I have a grandson who is 9 and never without a book in his hands. Which of yours would be a good one to start him with? Michelle Replies… Dear Alana, actually I do…
Read MoreAny chance of a tenth book in the Wolf Brother series?
I have read all of your books and desperately would like to read a 10th one. Do you think there is a possibility of a tenth one? Michelle Replies… Dear Aziza, it sounds as if you’ve really enjoyed the other books in the Wolf Brother series, which is great; but I’m afraid I don’t have…
Read MoreInspiration for clothes in the Wolf Brother books
Hello dear Michelle! I hope you and your mother are both doing well. And happy new year to you! I was just browsing through some museum collections the other day, and I came to wonder about whether you had any specific sets of prehistoric clothing (or modern art pieces!) that you drew inspiration from for…
Read MoreA keen reader of the Wolf Brother books: any chance of a signing?
Hi Michelle, My 10 year old son, is your biggest fan, he is 3 chapters away from the end of Wolf Bane, and I found him in tears this evening, because he can't bare to finish your series. He says its like loosing his friends or part of his life because your characters have been…
Read MoreTorak & Wolf
Hello dearest Michelle, I have always wanted to say thank you and share with you my deepest appreciation for the Torak & Wolf series (at least that’s what they’re called in the Dutch version 🙂 Torak & Wolf – Adventures in a magical past). I never thought about simply googling a way to do this,…
Read MoreWhat language did Torak and Renn speak?
Dear Michelle, after finishing wolf brother in the chronicles of ancient darkness, the book left such a big impact on me and it made me love historical books more and more, and I admire the efforts you've been putting on these books. This book has made me want to continue all of the other 8…
Read MoreA thank you – for Wolf Brother
I don't know if you'll read this. But I want to thank you. I'm swedish. As a child, some of my warmest memories are of my mother reading me Wolf Brothers. I still remember how striking and brutal the first chapters of the first book were. I never felt condescended to, listening to the story.…
Read MoreWriting Wolf Brother
how did you write such a good book Michelle Replies… What a nice question, Kelly: short and to the point! The answer is it was very difficult. I did months of research, thinking and reading about how hunter-gatherers like Torak might have lived – as well as travelling around northern Finland on horseback and sleeping…
Read MoreObtaining dark matter in Canada
Dear Ms. Paver, I hope you are well. My name is Nicki Palmer , and I’m writing because I’ve been trying to track down a copy of your novel Dark Matter, but I’ve had no luck finding it for sale through the usual bookstores or online retailers. I’ve heard many great things about the book…
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