Deep water book lu hersey

A few weeks ago, i found myself in penzance, cornwall, trying to escape the everyday for a rainy, blustery. Deep water is a beautifully written mystery novel that draws inspiration from old wives tales and folklore. Although the book ended without any loose threads, it left me wanting to read more. As ancient secrets are revealed, the authors insightful observations of the modern day dynamics of family life keeps the story fresh. Lu herseys novel deep water won the 20 mslexia childrens novel writing award.

Deep waters by lu hersey is about a girl named danni who lives an ordinary life with her mum. Deep water is a novel about myth, magic and romance, set on the cornish coast. Deep water reflects lu herseys interest in celtic myth and folklore, systems of ritual. My first novel, deep water, is a mythbased, paranormal mystery set in cornwall. Hey beat fans, i just wanted to give you a shout out to a member of the beat family, lu hersey, who just wrote a wonderful young adult book that you and your nippers may enjoy. Christmases abroad cropped up in several accounts like sally nicholls, who at 18 spent her gap year working in a hospital in japan. Thank you to the lovely amy at usborne for sending me a copy of deep water and to lu for organising it. Thank you lu hersey for submerging me in the magic and mystery of cornish folk law. Guardian as one of their childrens books of 2015, and praised by her peers. Lu herseys debut may have been written with a teen readership in mind, but it transcends the ya category with a tender, eerie tale of marine. Talking myth, magic, selkies and sailcloth with deep water. Blue planet, john wyndham, kontiki, kraken, lu hersey, sea monsters, whales. I have never read a book before that focuses on sea people so when i first heard about deep water, i was so excited to read it.

To begin id just like to welcome lu to reading in the rain, it really is lovely to have you here. When her mum vanishes, danni moves to a tiny cornish fishing village with dad where the locals treat her like a monster. Although there are aspects of this book that people should take seriously, i found that its a book for a day on the beach. Since it was published in 2015, it has been shortlisted for the wirral paperback of the year award and it was named by the guardian as one of the best childrens books of 2015. Lu hersey on the people of the sea read lu herseys guest blog post on yayeahyeah blog. The entire book i just raced through it just to find out what will happen next and how are they going to solve their problems. The independents top ten summer reads featuring deep water.

Taking myth, folklore, witchcraft and ancient beliefs as inspiration, it weaves a contemporary tale about a group of teenagers caught up in a legacy of family secrets. Back to the bronze age by lu hersey awfullybigblog. Christmas isnt celebrated there, but on christmas day she and some fellow expats put on a variety show for the patients, including a rendition of english songs translated into japanese. Deep water by lu hersey, 9781409586104, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Outstanding i raced through it malorie blackman herseys debut shimmers with celtic fairy tales, marine marvels, creepy cornish fishing villages and a fabulous. As a writer, she says, i find cornwall has the most amazing landscapes to set a story in. Its completely ace this morning to welcome a writer for young people to the blog, the delightful lu hersey, with her beautiful debut book deep water. Most writers do a lot of research of one kind or another in fact we can be quite a nerdy bunch. I loved the way the family relationships worked and pulled us deeper into the story. Thoroughly enjoyed this book even though im far too old to be its target audience. I have heard nothing but praise for this wonderful book i. From fond memories of visiting cornwall on holidays as a child and later with her own children, author of deep water, lu hersey, has always loved cornwall for its myths and legends, landscape and wonder.

Lu herseys debut may have been written with a teen readership in mind, but it transcends the ya category with a tender, eerie tale of marine myths and magic. New book by former beat fan club leader lu hersey deep. When dannis mum goes missing, she has no choice but to go and live with dad in a remote cornish fishing village, miles away from home. It reminded me of selkie stories i read many years ago in old books belonging to my grandmother. Having just spent an intensive period in a future, post climate change world, looking into plant and animal species that survive desert conditions and working out how to keep people alive through periods of intense heat and drought, ive recently taken a quick break in the bronze age. This is the kind of book you would want to read after you finished a very gripping novel so that you dont fall into a reading slump, its a one book. Lu hersey s debut may have been written with a teen readership in mind, but it transcends the ya category with a tender, eerie tale of marine myths and magic.

Writing this involved a lot of research into cornish folklore and witchcraft, and i learnt a lot about shapeshifting and making curses dont worry i havent experimented on anyone. After talking to lu online, i got even more excited to read it so when it did finally come through the post, i was scared. The 1st july 2015 marked the release day of this awesome book, deep water, by the fabulous lu hersey. A wonderful coming of age story mixing old magic and ancient legends within present day cornwall. Author page for ya writer, lu hersey debut novel deep water published by usborne 1st july 2015. My debut novel, deep water, is out now, published by usborne.

I absolutely love her characters as you learn different aspects about each one and you can relate to them which for me is a very important trait in a book. When her mum vanishes, danni moves to a tiny cornish fishing village wit. Its very much a novel where place is a character cornwall is in the dna of the novel just as much as a love of the mythical. My 12 year old son also enjoyed this book tremendously, in fact i read it on his recommendation. Danni never knew about her familys strange legacy until her mum disappeared. Guest post magic and the old ways of the west country. Lu hersey worked as an advertising copywriter until she escaped to become a. No catches, no fine print just unconditional book loving for your children with their favourites saved to their own digital bookshelf. Lu hersey tales of yesterday chelley toy book blog. Home debut debut series lu hersey nicky schmidt writers writing the debut author series.

View lu herseys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Some years ago, nosing around a secondhand bookshop, i came across an old paperback called the people of the sea by david thomson. Becoming a member of the lovereading4kids community is free. Deep water is an atmospheric novel, slowly building up tension and a sense of dread, but also a sense of mystery. Sea monsters by lu hersey sea monsters are part of our psyche, and weve been fascinated by them for millennia.

Not to go on a tangent here, but dont we tend to seek. Lu won the 20 mslexia childrens novel writing award for deep water, and the gentle, almost stealthy. Lu herseys deep water recommended by the wonderful malorie blackman. And i completely fell in love with the setting, particularly mamwyns house. Buy deep water by lu hersey from waterstones today. One day, salt water starts pouring from dannis palms. Winner of the 20 mslexia childrens novel writing award, deep water. The characters were engaging and some were downright terrifying. Deep water is lus first novel and was published by usborne in summer 2015. Nicky schmidt the learning curve insights from debut authors for many the road to publication is long and fraught. Lu was the woman who took care of the beat fan club back in the day, before i took up the mantle, and she was well known to all the fans back then.

Danni never knew about her familys strange legacy until. Lu hersey on the people of the sea read lu hersey s guest blog post on yayeahyeah blog. Would you like to say a little something about yourself. Deep water, the debut novel from awardwinning author lu hersey, is out july 2015. Watch an atmospheric video trailer about deep water. It was brought back into print in the us in 2003 by w. It is highsmiths fifth published novel, the working title originally being the dog in the manger.