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Zoo Nation: the animals speak out!


Finally it’s here. The poetry collection which my Sheffield bestie Bev Cross and I have been promising you. Sincere apologies for the delay. That has been down to me entirely as I was in charge of the final edit and only just recently got my act together.

A huge thank you to our ART team for helping us make this collection reader ready. Your support is invaluable and immeasurable.

£1 from the sale of each book will go to our respective animal charities.

Bev’s Sheffield based chosen charity is cat-CHING. Follow them on Facebook or Instagram to see the incredible work they are doing. Also, click on his image and take a moment to meet BBIII (aka Beaumont Barrington the Third), recently rehomed and now settled in the Fulwood area of Sheffield. Bev chose this charity because she admires the selfless work of the two women running it in their spare time.

BBIII
My chosen charity is Ebony Horse Club which is based in Brixton. Follow them on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. My main reason for choosing this charity is because it features one of my favourite domestic animals in the transformation of the lives of disadvantaged young people.

At the end of each month I’ll let you know how we’re doing with sales and the amount of money going to each charity.

The e-book and paperback will be available on Amazon from 16 July. You can however pre-order right NOW. So go to…


The amazing image on the front cover is a photograph by Sonia Hill. A massive THANK YOU for allowing us to use it Sonia.

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  1. Huge congratulations on getting this out:))

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