“Galvin ties together different strands of fact and fiction like a perfectly executed sailor’s knot. Superb. Unlike the iceberg, don’t miss it.”
– The Times
COMING SOON
5th June 2025
COMING SOON 5th June 2025
“Barrington Stoke lands ‘entralling’ novella from Lindsay Galvin ”
With a witchfinder skulking about town, gifted healer Ann and a young Isaac Newton must be careful not to draw too much attention in this high-stakes story from Lindsay Galvin.
Will the discovery of the Elixir of Life lead to a death sentence for a talented young healer?
Ann Storer has inherited her grandmother’s mysterious gift of healing, which she shares through the special tinctures she dispenses in her family’s apothecary shop. When she combines her talents with the genius of a young Isaac Newton, recently arrived to board above the shop, the two create an incredible elixir with seemingly unlimited powers.
But seventeenth-century England is a dangerous place to display any special abilities, and Ann must hide all evidence when witchfinder Abel Geach arrives in town.
So when the plague starts to run rife and those she loves are in danger, will Ann risk everything to help them?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
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London 1666
When 11-year-old bookish Gil finds a strange ‘heaven stone’ by the Thames, he never thought it would hatch. Or that so soon after the Great Plague, a small fire in London would become a deadly inferno.
Soon Gil, his phoenix, and his spiky friend Jennet must cross the burning city, avoid a terrifying mob, and find a place where they can all be safe.
Lindsay Galvin is an author writing for younger children, older children, and adults. She is a qualified teacher with 20 years of classroom experience, now in her 3rd year as a full time author.
She loves to visit schools! Alongside her novels, Lindsay also writes scripts for podcasts and other projects.
She lives on the beautiful south coast with her husband and two teenage sons, one cat, and one dog.
School visits & events
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In this session, Lindsay hosts a 45-minute assembly style presentation which addresses a large group in a hall or similar setting.
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In this session, Lindsay hosts a 45-minute creative writing workshop session. This includes an introduction, professional writing tips, collaborative writing and prompt-based exercises, and supported writing time.
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Hosted over Zoom or Teams, Lindsay’s digital author sessions are ideal for those in Key Stage 2 and 3.
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Lindsay absolutely loves presenting to a crowd – and what crowd is better than those at book festivals! Whether it’s to talk about all things Darwin’s Dragons, My Friend the Octopus, or Call of the Titanic, Lindsay would love to chat about speaking at your upcoming book festival.
Mentoring with Lindsay
Lindsay offers mentoring for children’s authors.
With a full career of teaching behind her, and five years experience mentoring writers, Lindsay is primed to help you achieve your writing goals.
Whether you’re keen to mentor with Lindsay through WriteMentor or privately, or you’ve got a manuscript to hand that you’d like reviewing, you’ll find everything you need to know about working with Lindsay in this capacity here.
