about the author

Deirdre Hines is an award-winning poet and playwright. She lives on the edge of fable with her seven cats and time-travelling father.As a child she roamed forests and seashores having adventures, which she recorded in her Nature Diaries. Her first book of poetry, The Language of Coats was published by New Island Books and was a bestseller. The Mermelf – A Fable for Our Times came to her in a dream while holidaying at Gwythian in Cornwall.

about the book

Once Upon a Truth....Cygnus catches dreamers with her daughters. A lost Mermelf from the stars arrives in Storyhenge.An imprisoned girl with a blue birthmark. An 1803 edition of 'The Birdspotter's Guide' with a mysterious dedication. A rediscovered invention. A dying Earth where books are banned. And all anomalies are outlaw.What if our dreams are always caught?What if your dreams are always heard?What if dreams are Imagination's stars?..” I am 25-03 A and I    am anomaly and I am Griffin    and I am freer and wilder than those    Nomenclature can ever ever be...”Imprisoned with others of her kind in the icy wastes of The Outerskirts, 25-03 A escapes into the primeval forest, where she meets up with the last bastions of the Resistance. And so begins The Flights of Prophecy.A timely tale told in verse of Earth betrayed and the rescuers who answered her call.

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The Mermelf feature at Spoken World Online

I am delighted to have been asked to be a feature reader at Spoken World Online. My featured reading will be from 'The Mermelf-A Fable for Our Times' and will take place on the 21 January 2025. Da ........

Some Zoom News

I was delighted to read from my new book on some Zooms that brought my book and I to Wales, Maine in the U.S.A , Gloucestershire, Limerick and the fens. I cannot thank the organsers enought. Black Bou ........

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How graciousness can spur you on.

One of the first things an author does after receiving their books in the mail is to make a list of those people one sends complementary books to. It is often quite disheartening to send books to poss ........

The Secret Bookshelf in Carrickfergus.

The Secret Bookshelf is an independent bookstore like no other, nestled as it is in Carrickfergus on the northern banks of Belfast Lough. One of the oldest towns in Ireland, its castle was built in th ........

A Modern Troubadour in Sligo

Of all the reels I have posted on my Facebook page, chronicling the journey 'The Mermelf-A Fable for Our Times' is taking, my visit to Sligo garnered the most attention. This is a town steeped in lite ........

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