Philippa Joyner
Author of Children's Magical Realism, and Adult Humour
Also writes as
Honey Hollings or Pippa www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B07L44MY25
Books by Philippa Joyner
Philippa W. Joyner has worked professionally as a P.A. for two decades, but in 2013 she was inspired by her children’s whimsical offerings and active imaginations. The author originally grew up in Hertfordshire, and completed her studies at Bangor University, Wales gaining a B.A. Hons with Distinction in French and Theatre. She currently resides in her chocolate box village in Kent at the foot of the North Downs with her husband, two children, a newly acquired naughty puppy, and a multitude of wildlife which inspired her next collection of adult books akin to Bill Bryson's wild travels.
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The Anouka Chronicles: The Old Oak Tree
In a desperate plea to save Anouka from complete demise, William and Rosabella Joy are hurled into a web of strange new friends. A Black Witch is set to turn the human world into a slavery of coldness if she finds her way in. Her accomplice, an elusive goblin, is trying to capture four children, and if these children surround the Old Oak Tree only darkness will prevail for eternity. But who is he?
Angus Moon, a charming Scottish boy, is bewildering and no one seems to understand his role. Alyssa too seems a rather knowledgeable dark horse. And Myriad, the elf? Well, he's just ridiculously tiny.
A new headmaster, Mr Vixonight, is acting suspicious. Miss Terrine? She just smells of old coffee. And Miss Lovett? Too bothersome she is.
At the crux of Anouka, will the light or the dark side prevail? Will Mr Vixonight be able to hide his true colours? Will Angus Moon ever stop flirting. And Alyssa? Will her heroine nature help or hinder? William and Rosabella could get slain alongside their friends, or will Mrs Joy be able to rely on her son to get back home unscathed, with at least a semi-pleasing school report? For once.
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The Anouka Chronicles: The Silver Chalice
William and Belle Joy are privy to a ghostly apparition in church. The apparition is stuck in time, unable to reach home. William and Belle are determined to help this pallid little girl escape the clutches of Anouka, the parallel universe in which she appears to have found herself, but it is a mystery as to why she cannot pass back into her own world. The secrets of the Silver Chalice start to reveal why, and William begins to discover that if he does not play by the rules, Janet may never return home and his own entire existence may also lie in jeopardy.
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The Anouka Chronicles: The Hollow Boathouse
Rosa’s world seems ordinary until one day she falls for the charms of a cantankerous boy who pulls her deeper into danger. But Rosa, she’s used to her witchety-Mum and deaf old Dad who bakes eggs to the ceiling. Then there’s Angharad, the miniscule school witch who Rosa despises.
Maybe life at Gheptun’s School of the Black Arts & Gastronomy is more than simply winning at cookery? Perhaps following a pre-destined set of rules is the only way to survive? Or is Rosa in too deep this time?
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The Anouka Chronicles: The Mountain & the Mirror
Brodie Joy unwittingly brings home the school mascot, excited he can taunt his odd Mother with its ill-infested presence. But, Brodie is unaware this Monkey is the link to a deeply dangerous portal. And the Monkey stinks. Waking up to snarling foxes, a lisping butterfly, and a mission to battle the Ice Phoenix, Brodie realises he may be stuck in Anouka forever. With no Apple Strudel!
Will Brodie and his snooty sister, Kat, get home in time for Christmas? Or will their lives be trapped in an endless spiral of darkness? What a pleasant decision.
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The Anouka Chronicles: No Ordinary Bookshop
Belle Joy curiously lands a place at Gladiolus-Viola, but a new boy is acting spookish. Belle confides in old Professor Argyle, but this pulls her deeper into the Professor’s dark life, that is until one day she encounters Eduardo’s Bookshop.
However, Anouka catches up and perhaps hidden secrets cause Belle’s life to be turned upside down?
The Anouka Chronicles - The Book of Immortality
Leaving Gladiolus-Viola Academy behind for Christmas, Belle Joy takes Ned home.
However, Ned brings with him his most treasured possession ~ The Book of Immortality ~ wielding sinister secrets from beyond the grave drawing out deep evils from Ned's past.
Has Belle Joy created a portal to Anouka where intruders might prove fatal? Or will Mrs Joy's cloaked approach to life triumph?
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The Anouka Chronicles: The Grass Isn't Always Greener
Hetty Argyle is only a mildly disobedient girl, but when she is forbidden to entertain the idea of an imaginary friend, Hetty decides she has to cross the line else the lives of her entire family could be thrown into jeopardy.
Can Hetty prove her friend’s existence and allow her own alter-ego to grow within the secret and hidden world of Anouka?
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The Anouka Chronicles: Fiery Glen
Hetty and Drew find themselves deep in the underworld of Fiery Glen, and at first, beneath the ocean's bed, the treasures seem like paradise.
However, as the path deepens still, will the spells and betrayals beneath prove too much for Hetty and Drew to escape the Basilisk's evil charms?
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Don't Forget to Pack the Humour, Honey
All we need are coffee beans, hair straighteners and a sense of humour on the 07:21 from Greater Bungchip to the smog of London Victoria. Don't we? Okay, add a bottle of Prosecco or three. Has the world gone mad, or is flighty, intelligent, mildly pragmatic, eloquent, yet totally quirky Honey Hollings in her late thirties, okay, early forties, experiencing life capturing its more cynical side? Don't Forget to Pack the Humour, Honey judges the ludicrous, the absurd, even the incongruous side of humanity as Honey travels loosely around upon the Great British Trains, and further afield. How can Honey have possibly let scenario after scenario pass her by, all of her adult years, without at least noting it? Probably, she might add, because she simply did not have the time. But now, she has. Maybe she's the only one laughing, but she thought she would give herself the chance to become a novelist. Why not? At least a novice novelist for starters. Similar titles undoubtedly include Bill Bryson and his "Walk in the Woods" with Stephen Katz; Victoria Wood; Mo Willems and Peter Jenkins with a certain "Bridget Jones" appeal.
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A Walk on the Wild Side
Honey Hollings is a married woman. She sports two children, has acquired a dedicated House-Husbandry and everything should appear normal.
But Honey is not able to steer clear of trauma. It seems to follow her, sticking itself to her underwear like a stubborn leech, and, no matter how hard she tries to be plain, she just cannot seem to manage it.
Honey even becomes akin to being part of a criminal gang when all she desires is a ride on a dinghy and a vegetarian sausage. Is that too much to ask?
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The Diary of Dione Brown: It's Gonna be a Long One at this Tortured Age!
The Diary of Dione Brown: It’s Gonna be a Long One at this Tortured Age! presents the protagonist Dione, a 12-year old girl approaching puberty but believes she has only her diary to confide in. Dione is the youngest of three siblings, the only girl, the daughter of a rather wildly personified mother who tries to encourage detox and scientific cooking as basic elements of a healthy life-style alongside projecting onto all of her offspring her own unrealized young adulthood dreams. Dione is also the daughter of a surgeon who finds his wife baffling, and the best friend of Jenny Thistlethwaite who Dione’s brothers think looks like a nocturnal flamingo.
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