about me

A story is so very much more than the sum of its words and the weave of its plot.
I wrote ‘The Other Side of Nowhere’ to satisfy a nagging urge to communicate an idea that words alone cannot express, but which lends itself to the magic that is contained within a story. It is an allegorical tale which, though inspired by scripture and the Christian message, does not require knowledge or acceptance of such beliefs, rather it seeks to draw the reader into the thrill and excitement of the story without the constraint of religious prejudice. Aimed at a wide audience, it does not preach, moralise or proselytise but does beg the question: is seeing really believing?

My own life was transformed by the story of Aslan; as a child, I knew it was fiction and did not know it was based on the gospel message, but a sense of something ‘beyond’ the story left a lingering taste, a yearning, an unmet need that was filled with inexpressible joy when 30 years later I finally understood the Truth behind the fiction.

C.S. Lewis planted good seeds. I pray that I might do the same.

Most of my writing is allegorical, drawing heavily on Christian faith and Bible stories but also seeking to interweave the great mysteries that modern science and philosophy present to our struggling intellects.

I hope you enjoy it.

shartie@live.co.uk

favourite books

His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
Chronicles of Narnia CS Lewis
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
The ... dog in the night time..." Mark Haddon
The Bible
The Gruffalo
I am David

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