
L.L. ROSE MEDIA KIT
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L.L. Rose is the author of Tim, Mendacities, and Possession in the Quandaries series for grown-ups, and The Berenice Bell for junior readers. While on the journey to authorship, she gained life experience studying Anthropology, Modern Languages, Intercultural Education, and Political Science and has worked in more than 80 countries around the world. During non-COVID-times, she lives and works wherever her wanderlust takes her and both her peregrinations and her life in Canada inspire her writing. She is currently working on the fourth Quandaries installment.
She has always loved storytelling and is curious about what we can learn and how we can change through good stories. She has one daughter who has travelled the world with her and who now lives her own brilliant stories as a wilderness guide in Canada.
Book info
TIM
A growing-up tale for grown-ups who remember . . .
Growing up is hard when your mentor is just a phantom . . .
Eleven-year-old Atlas is in a hurry to grow up. He wants to be strong and a gentleman, just like his hero, hockey legend Tim Horton. But most of the time he feels confused. What is puberty? Is hestarting to be afflicted with it? How do you talk to girls? And how can he protect his too-trusting younger brother? Valentine’s Day, science class, hockey—everything seems perilous these days!
He really needs some fatherly advice. But his dad died three years ago, and anyway, Atlas is sure he’d have been no help at all. His father is definitely not a hero. Who can he turn to?
Then, one day, the ghost of Tim Horton appears to him in the mirror . . .
MENDACITIES
A tale of secrets, lies, love - and a lighthouse
The secret to Felicity's success is - well, highly secret. And possibly illegal. But it's not hurting anyone, and it's made her a famous and adored TV producer.
Until, that is, a psychic archaeologist, a boutique spy, and a revenge artist come calling. Not to mention a horrible undercover matchmaker! And that's just the start.
Now the whole thing is pointing toward her beloved Uncle Obie and maybe even putting him in danger.
And then it gets really complicated . . .
POSSESSION
A comedy of wrong belongings
A financial crisis. A fractious family. A mysterious box falls into the middle of it—straight from the sky onto Ċensa. Now she’s got horrible headaches, and it’s not just from the blow to the head.
The box might be very valuable, it might be a historical treasure—and definitely, everyone wants it! While the family home crumbles, relationships are strained by robbery, spiritual misfortune, and revenge; and she can’t stand to even think about the complications with her boyfriend.
Meanwhile, Ċensa discovers a secret inside the box that could make her a successful artist and solve her financial problems—but at a steep price. And life will never be the same . . .
THE BERENICE BELL
Annika is unhappy when her parents decide to move to Enoch; but when they get there, she finds it worse than she'd feared. Her new school, Tower School, doesn't have a tower and it's ugly and thoroughly dull. The only thing she likes about it is the old bell out front, cemented onto a pedestal.
Then Annika discovers something scary about the bell. She doesn't dare tell anyone her secret - no one would believe her. But something has to be done, otherwise Enoch will never be happy again!
What Annika must do will take courage, help, and a lot of imagination.
SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
1Your books explore strong themes: hero worship, secrets and lies, ownership . . . Why do you write to themes?
2Your books are also fun and quirky with a dash of light fantasy thrown in. Why choose this approach to explore serious themes?
3Your stories tend to have casts of multiple core characters. Why go for casts rather than focusing on just one protagonist?
4Why did you want to write about hero worship (Tim)?
5Why did you want to write about secrets and lies (Mendacities)?
6Why did you want to write about ownership and belongings (Possession)?
7What's your next book about?
8Tim and Mendacities are set in Canada with some very Canadian themes. Why was this important to you?
9Possession is set in Malta. How is this setting important to the story?
10Did you research Possession in Malta itself? Tell us about that.
11Have you done other place-based writing?
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