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About Rachael
Rachael Anne Long is the author of several books, including the anarchic animal adventure Reginald, Prince of Baboons; short story fiction collection, First Person Singular and the Victorian set The Carpetbagger, as well as others.
If asked about her books, Rachael would say,
"I write about the idiosyncratic; characters that come out of the left field, the ones who get left behind, ignored, and in situations that seemingly appear normal but change, flip. For instance, The Tale of One Tree is about being isolated, 'othered' and as a consequence, finding unexpected options. As for Reginald - well, what can be said? You'll need to read it! The Carpetbagger isn't the book you think it is. This is a story about identity and navigating difficult situations - it isn't clear cut, edges are blurred."
Rachael has previously worked for government departments and a national children’s charity. She lives in Somerset, south west England with her orange rescue cat where she writes, bakes, makes hedgerow jams and marmalade. And lets her mind wander in an un-contained, free radical way. If it wasn't for daydreaming, we'd all end up crying.
First Person Singular
& Other Tales
A collection of short stories based
around the themes of loss, love,
insecurity, change.
There is humour, strangeness
and joy within the tales.
Available for purchase through
The Tale of One Tree
One Tree was not tall,
like all the other trees in the forest...
One day, after a very stormy night,
during which several trees had been damaged and at least two had fallen;
a tall, battered pine whispered
"We don’t know why you stay here..."
Unwanted, One Tree sets off, in the company of an owl, on a quest to find
a land where there are no trees,
no forests.
A touching, heart-warming story
about searching and acceptance.
Listen to an apple audiobook sample
ebook available to buy and download
from the store page of this site
and also amazon and smashwords
Reginald, Prince of Baboons
Over, around or through the Lost Forest and straight up a high rocky outcrop, Reginald, Prince of Baboons
was sitting in the dining room of his hilltop palace. If only things had remained that peaceful...
Reginald wants to fly to the moon - he’s tried before and failed...this time he is going by hot air balloon!
This is an anarchic adventure featuring a baboon, a camel, giant moths, tree monkeys and more.
A laugh-out story for almost all ages.
Listen to an apple audiobook sample here
ebook available to buy and download
from the store page of this site and also amazon and smashwords
See below for more books
Four Friends and a Crow
a Christmas tale
Four friends: a tiger with faded stripes; a bald hedgehog; a squirrel with no tail and an elephant who once had a musical trunk, set off to find a doll's hospital, joined on their quest by Crow.
ebook available to buy and download
from the store page of this site and also amazon and smashwords
apple audiobook coming
soon
ebook available to buy and download
from the store page of this site and also amazon and smashwords
The Wretched
A story, not only about crime but prejudice, unjust society, and corruption.
An escaped convict, a broken police detective, an ostracised queer woman and Fenians.
The story ranges from Devon's Dartmoor Prison to Bristol and then London.
*EXCLUSIVE*
Read the opening chapter of
The Wretched now
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The Carpetbagger
London, Summer 1882 - a wet,
drizzle-bedevilled summer.
The sort of weather that turned
beer flat and made bread go mouldy.
In this setting two ne'er-do-wells
make a living mugging well-to-do
types who visit the East End
seeking pleasure. But not everything
is as it seems - there are secrets
and this lifestyle of petty crime,
leads to a deadly plot and the head
of the British Empire…
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Moon Over Midnight
Set in 1943/44, at the height of the allied bombing offensive against Germany.
The story revolves around the lived experience of a Canadian pilot in Bomber Command.
Contains descriptions of violence, drug and alcohol abuse, death, lewd language and immoral behaviour.
To learn about my new book, Moon Over Midnight,
as well as The Carpetbagger,
click on the More tab
at the top of this page.
For updates and thoughts
on what I'm currently mulling,
head to Random Musings
Available to purchase in
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Available to purchase in
paperback and ebook from
amazon and smashwords.com,
Barnes & Noble and other retailers