The Tiger Who Sleeps Under My Chair Foley Hannah

Publishing to coincide with Children's Mental Health Awareness Week (4-11th Feb 2023).Authentic depiction of mental health - based on author's experiences working as a district nurse. Taps into debate around children's mental health and wellbeing, empathy and inclusiveness.Beautifully written classic 9-12 fiction. Sits within popular children's historical fiction market. Mary Anning is the subject of the 2020 Hollywood film AMMONITE, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.'I'm fascinated by hidden stories, those buried deep in a person's heart. Stories of mental illness are often the most hidden and the most in need of being told.' - Hannah Foley.For 9+ readers.MARKET: Lucy Strange; Hilary McKay; Natasha Farrant; Emma Carroll.Hannah Foley grew up in Devon, surrounded by green fields and spare tractor parts. She worked as an illustrator and designer in Scotland, before returning to Devon where she now lives with her three children. She works as a specialist nurse for people with multiple sclerosis and spends her spare time writing, drawing and digging on her allotment. In 2018, she won the Kelpies Prize for her first novel, and she has illustrated two picture books by Vivian French. hannah-foley.co.uk Twitter/Instagram: @Han_FoleySteeped in the natural history of Mary Anning's Jurassic Coast, a powerful dual-timeline story about friendship, mental health and hidden stories. 1884. Emma Linden dreams of following in the footsteps of the famous fossil-hunter, Mary Anning on the Jurassic Coast. But Emma's world begins to spiral when her brother James becomes obsessed with a glassy-eyed tiger at the museum. More than a hundred years later, her descendant Rosie Linden goes missing, her mind full of prowling tigers. With her new friend Jude, Rosie uncovers family secrets buried like layer upon layer of rock. Together they must sift the past to find the truth and heal the present. Praise for Hannah Foley 'A great friendship story, fascinating, intricate and hopeful.' Hilary McKay author of The Skylarks' War 'A bold, courageous and important book.' Sophie Kirtley author of The Wild Way Home 'A superb excavation of the mind's terrain.' Zillah Bethell, author of The Song WalkerA dual-timeline 9+ novel set in contemporary and Victorian England along Mary Anning's Jurassic coast, about two generations of a family and a secret finally come to light.Hannah Foley grew up in Devon, surrounded by green fields and spare tractor parts. She worked as an illustrator and designer in Scotland, before returning to Devon where she now lives with her three children. She works as a specialist nurse for people with multiple sclerosis and spends her spare time writing, drawing and digging on her allotment. In 2018, she won the Kelpies Prize for her first novel, and she has illustrated two picture books by Vivian French. hannah-foley.co.uk Twitter/Instagram: @Han_Foley'A great friendship story, fascinating, intricate and hopeful.''[An] expansive story about mental health, hidden stories and friendship.'Unusual and beautifully written, it will make you think about friendship, hope and the power of empathy[An] intriguing, powerful story... sensitively explores mental health'A bold, courageous and important book.''Beautifully written, powerful and with characters that children will identify with enormously.''A superb excavation of the mind's terrain. Really really loved it.''Something truly unique... it will open readers' eyes to coping with loss, grief and their impact on mental health.''What a really wonderful book, full of empathy, kindness and friendship.'