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COMP CLOSED | Book Giveaway | The Candle Trees

We are very pleased to be giving away two copies of Anthony Holcroft’s book, ‘The Candle Trees’, to our GrownUps members.

All you need to do to enter the draw is be a GrownUps member, make sure you’re signed up to our newsletter and fill in your details near the bottom of the page!

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About The Candle Trees

Unforgettable historical fantasy fiction for young adults from an award- winning New Zealand author

When Julian meets Julia, he is less than impressed. After all, what 13-year-old boy looks forward to having his great-granny join the household? But on discovering a diary written by Julia when a young girl, he becomes absorbed in the account of her wild, romantic adventures in a remote South American forest as she goes in search of the legendary and magical Candle Trees.

Julia is supposed to be safely at home on her uncle’s estate but the date is 1899 and a new century is dawning. Julia is a modern miss, inquisitive and restless for adventure, and ignoring rumours of evil spirits, wild animals and even wilder men, she steps into the forest’s mysterious interior alone – and vanishes. A long and dangerous journey lies ahead, filled with wonders, strange encounters and terrifying ordeals. But the lure of the Candle Trees is irresistible, and Julia makes discoveries beyond her wildest imaginings.

The Candle Trees is a wondrous tale, compelling in its power of the written word, and unites both Julia and Julian in the discovery that age is no barrier to experience, or to love.

For media queries, review and giveaway copies, extracts and interviews, please contact publicist Karen McKenzie, 027 693 9044, karen@lighthousepr.co.nz, www.lighthousepr.co.nz

Anthony Holcroft is an award-winning writer of fairy tales and stories of the supernatural. His books and stories for children have been published and anthologised in New Zealand, the UK, USA and Canada, and adapted for New Zealand radio and television.

Awards and honours for his work include the International Reading Association’s Short Story Award, which recognises authors of outstanding short fiction for children worldwide (1991); The Choysa Bursary (1987); the White Raven Label Special Mention for A Visit to the Orchards of Heaven (2000) from the International Children’s Digital Library Munich, Germany (2000); and the inclusion of his picture book Chen Li and the River Spirit in the New Zealand Book Council’s 100 Best New Zealand Books of the 20th Century.

Anthony Holcroft lives with his wife Julia on a rural property near Rangiora in North Canterbury.

 

 

Terms and conditions

    1. You must be a GrownUps member and receive our newsletter to be eligible to win.
    2. Competition closes on the 8th November 2022, winners will be notified via email by 10th November 2022.
    3. It is your responsibility to ensure you correctly enter a New Zealand postal address where the prize can be couriered. GrownUps will not take responsibility for prizes sent to incorrect addresses.
    4. Winners are drawn at random by the GrownUps administration team.
    5. GrownUps employees and family are not eligible to enter.
    6. By entering the giveaway, you approve for GrownUps to use your name on social media as winner of the competition.
    7. One entry per person.
    8. Prize is non transferrable.
    9. You must reside in New Zealand – the prize will only be posted within New Zealand.
    10. You must be over 50 years of age to enter, check your details are correct in your membership dashboard.