After twenty years roaming the world teaching English, R. J. Sloane returned to England where he has been based ever since. For the past six years, since he was forced to retire from teaching due to medical reasons, he has been concentrating on writing stories for children and young people, inspired mainly by his two young daughters. This is his first adult novel.By the same author:For young children: An Alphabet of Animal AdventuresFor older children: Back to the Dark Ages Back to Medieval Times Back to Joan of Arc Back to the Sioux in 1876 America Back to Louis Braille in 1823 France Forward into the Future (These six titles form a historical / fantasy series)Cassandra, the Magic PonyFor teenagers: Teen spiritDetails of all these titles can be found on his website: richardjsloane.wordpress.com.