Losing the Plot

(Paperback)

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When did things get so Grimm

A hilarious tale of readers finding themselves immersed in a story - literally!

To save the football team, Basil Beedon is roped into listening to reluctant reader and star footballer Terry Clegg read fairytales out loud. Every. Single. Saturday. But when Terry brings over a battered copy of The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, and haltingly begins reading Hansel and Gretel, the pair find themselves transported inside the book, having fallen through a plot hole.

They meet Gretel, who cant stop crying, but only because she is written that way and endeavour to help find Hansel (who is stuck in a bottle). The bureaucratic world is run by FANCY (the Fairytale Alliance Network of Character Yunions), where Gretel is part of the subset SUPER FANCY (Stereotypical Unempowered Princesses and Extraneous Royalty). She and the boys are accused of breaching SLIP and SLIDE (Safety Laws of Interworld Portals/ Secrecy Laws of Interworld Demystification Experiences). Using a combination of Basils bookishness and Terrys sporting skills, the boys must outwit their opponents, as Basil realises he has always underestimated princesses, and Terry realises that books are growing on him!

Author Bio

Annaleise Byrd grew up on a farm in Queensland, where she ignored the majority of farm-related pursuits in favour of reading books. She then spent nine years living and working in England and Canada in a variety of jobs she also occasionally ignored in favour of reading books. Eventually she realised the best way to get away with this was to become an author. Some of Annaleise's other favourite activities include cycling, Christmas carolling and playing the guitar. She is also particularly fond of lamingtons. Annaleise lives in Brisbane with her husband and two sons.