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Cheryl Burman

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Cheryl Burman grew up as the child forever reading on her bed. But as this was Australia, she was also often tempted outside to the beach and the yabby creeks near her suburban home.

When she moved to the Forest of Dean, UK, she followed the likes of Tolkien, Rowling and many others in being inspired to write. As a devout Narnia fan, she started with middle grade fantasy, discovered a taste for historical fiction, and then combined the two into historical fantasy.

Given she is lucky enough to live in a place chock-a-block full of history, legend and myth, there is much to draw on. She does so, as well as on her own childhood in Australia.

Two of her novels have won awards, as have several of her flash fiction pieces and short stories. Some of
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Cheryl Burman The idea for my Guardians trilogy came after the people of England rebelled against the idea that the government wanted to sell off our public forests…moreThe idea for my Guardians trilogy came after the people of England rebelled against the idea that the government wanted to sell off our public forests. The government backed down and I wrote Guardians! My current book is for adults but is also inspired by where I live.(less)
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He started to cross the street


The rain had stopped, leaving a translucent fogginess as a reminder of its presence.

Man at window

He peered out the window, debating. Should he ride his cycle to work? Or stick to the rainy day plan of catching the bus? It was times like this that he longed for the old days, when he had a real job, a well paid, senior executive job, and he would jump in his car (parked in the attached garage) and drive to work

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The Past Can Wait by Cheryl Burman
"“The Past can Wait,” by Cheryl Burman is a terrific slice-of-life historical fiction tale featuring a wayward romance and set in Australia. I have not read the two previous books in this series, “Keepers” and “Walking in the Rain,” but this story rea" Read more of this review »
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"The Past Can Wait.
It’s not always easy to find a book which, while being part of a trilogy, can stand strongly on its own. The Past Can Wait is such a book. Yes, the characters are familiar if you’re read the previous books but as they are not the m" Read more of this review »
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"Love this book. Cheryl Burman has a talent for drawing you in and you can't let go till the end.

Burman has created a cast of well drawn characters you feel you know. Readers of Keepers and Walking in the Rain have met some of them before. New reader" Read more of this review »
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