Tails in a Garden & Spikey’s Story

Mythical Bedtime Reading for Young and Old

This is a book which began as a blog on the building of my private garden and the inclusion of garden ornaments which appealed to my quirky nature. I sent this to my sister and niece overseas and got this reply from my niece:

“OMG! I love them! Do you have a favourite? Mine’s Henry! He’s fabulous. Please write a story of their adventures together in your magic fairy garden when no one’s around!” And so I did.

It has grown into a book of more chapters than I ever expected as the story began to write itself and the characters began to grow and take forms which I never expected. It has, in a sense written itself.

It has become a book for those children who still have imagination and who can understand BIG WORDS. It has become a book for those adults who still have child-like imaginations and who can lose themselves in the impossible, the magic and the joy of letting go and living in a different world.

I hope that whomsoever reads this will enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it, though really, it has taken on a life of its own and has developed in scope and depth that was never intended. Often, I have had one idea in mind and then the characters and the story have just taken over and unfolded a new world that even I had not imagined.

About the author

Rose White is widowed and a retired school teacher, living in Cape Town, South Africa with her Bull Terrier, Piper. She enjoys reading, writing, gardening and adult colouring. She took up horse riding after the death of her husband of nearly twenty-three years and now owns her own horse called Monty, which keeps her busy and active.