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about me

I'm an English teacher living in Barcelona spending all my free time writing. I finished a Masters in creative writing eight years ago and ever since then I've concentrated on writing children's fiction.

I also work as a freelance writer and have done quite a lot of journalism in the past. I'm currently working on turning The Princess and the Peach into a film script having sold the rights to an American producer.

Authonomy has already helped me a lot to improve my book and I have to say a massive thank you to all the people who have commented and backed it. This really is a great place to improve your writing and makes me, as a lone writer, feel like part of a community. Thanks also to my amazing wife for the lovely book covers she has made me.

Thanks for reading.

favourite books

Joseph Heller - Catch 22
Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre
Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials (Trilogy)
Richard Yates - Revolutionary Road
David Foster Wallace - Infinte Jest
Lucy Middlemass - Jinger Barley and the Murkle Moon

my websites

www.benedictbrown.net    

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my books

The Princess and the Peach

Benedict Brown

A prince, a foundling, trolls, dragons, singing gnomes, a fashion-forward king, bloodsucking pussycats, plenty of princesses and a peach.


A nameless orphan is bought from her cruel owners by a band of thieves led by the charismatic ex-pirate, The Great Bartholomew. The gang warm to the young girl as one of their own and to give her a start in the world they teach her how to behave like an aristocrat, talk like a lady and fight for her life.

In the royal palace, Prince Paul wants nothing more than to be a typical teenager. His vain father and demonic mother demand that he marry a pure-blooded princess who will pass the age-old family test and feel a pea beneath seventeen mattresses but Paul is tired of seeing the lines of pretty princesses turned away. He just wants a girl to hold his hand.

To save the kingdom from a very spoilt princess, the two will have to join forces, take a trip to Hell and avoid getting eaten by bloodthirsty monsters and some hideously cute singing gnomes. A unique adventure full of comedy and romance, “The Princess and the Peach” is an untraditional fairytale with a modern attitude that will keep you reading to the bitter, happy end.

 

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Cariad wrote 4 hours ago

Message to all YALFers, Just a reminder that there is only one day....

Juliana S. wrote 14 days ago

Hi - I'm a member of YARG. Can one belong to more than one group? M....

Cariad wrote 15 days ago

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Lucy Middlemass wrote 24 days ago

Duh...not Peach. I meant Toad. I feel stupid now.

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I wrote 73 days ago

Have read the whole thing and it's a very well written and thoughtful book. Lucy is a brilliant writer and she integrates the childhood and adult narratives very skilfully. Still, the pitch makes it sound like an after school special, sort it out, Lucy. view book

I wrote 157 days ago

Primarily Yalf but also a CHIRG and YARG! Sorry, late to the party as ever. This is my review of Adele's Cabinet of Curiosities. I'm 30% in and will keep reading till the end. As I said when I first read them, the first three chapters really drag you in to the story and are extremely well polis... view book

I wrote 167 days ago

CHIRG Hi Jessica, I ended up reading the whole book and really enjoyed it. The only questions I really had were over what kind of book your were trying to write. It's somewhere between fiction and education and whilst I enjoyed this concept I'm not sure if publishers and young readers will be... view book

I wrote 193 days ago

Yalf/Yarg/Chirg Here be spoilers - don't read this review unless you've read the whole book! I've just finished reading the whole of the Ghost Shirt, having had the book on my shelf for many months, right since the first week David uploaded it. I think it's full of great ideas and amazing cha... view book

I wrote 237 days ago

YARG review, Hi Deklan, Sorry it took me a while to get to you. I enjoyed your opening chapters. I think you have some solid and original ideas here and I enjoyed the openness of whatever is going on. The character of the gnome is very intriguing and the altered reality, reflected in your... view book

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