Following the success of the his first book about Assander, The White Hare of Hartland, a hare that is shipwrecked on the Hartland Peninsula, Hartland artist and author Clive Brocklehurst has written two further stories about the hare and his adventures on the North Devon Coast.
Following the success of the his first book about Assander, The White Hare of Hartland, a hare that is shipwrecked on the Hartland Peninsula, Hartland artist and author Clive Brocklehurst has written two further stories about the hare and his adventures on the North Devon Coast.
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Clive says: “The first book was always part of a trilogy. The first edition sold out before I received the next copies from the printer. I think the success has been down to the mixture of a fast moving story, humour, a moral and some magic all set in places people recognise. They are popular with anyone from 9 to 99 years old. I have had some really great emails and comments from readers.”
The books are inspired by a myth that a white hare warns fishermen in the South West of storms at sea.
The follow up stories are called “Assander and Herne” and “Assander and the Selkie”.
Clive explains: “The first book was set in the 1860’s. The next books feature characters from the first as they move through history. The second is set in 1933; Herne is a figure from English legend who was a hunter and in this story Assander learns of the great hunts of the past, helps to stop a shipwreck and together with Herne comes to the aid of a young family in distress. The third book is set in the present. It features the selkie a creature from Norse legend. It’s got international smugglers and Assander and a whole army of white hares discovering a plan that endangers the whole coastline”
When the first book was released Clive made a 5 feet high model of the White Hare logo in papier-mache made from the first printed draft of the book; he thought it was a great way of recycling. This has hung in his gallery window since the release, much to the delight of passers-by.
To celebrate the publication of the new books the model of Assander has been dressed in his own Santa outfit.
The three books are available at £14.99 from Clive’s White Hare studio-gallery at 67 The Square Hartland, and online at www.whitehare.co.uk
Author Completes Hartland Trilogy