![]() I grew up in tropical Manila, but lived in the books I read voraciously. Welcome Candy! Tell us about you in 25 words or less. She lives in London with her family, where she wages war on the snails in her garden. Both novels won the Crystal Kite Prize for Europe. ![]() Tall Story and Shine, have been published to acclaim and listed for many prizes such as the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Book Prize. ![]() As a result, it took her years to fulfil her dream of becoming an author – and years to learn that Filipino stories too, belong in the pages of books. ![]() Growing up in the Philippines, Candy Gourlay wondered why all the books she ever loved only featured pink-skinned children who lived in snow-covered worlds that didn’t resemble her steamy, tropical home in Manila. Her latest books – Bone Talkand Is It A Mermaid? have just hit the shelves… and they’re VERY good. Absolutely bowled over to welcome the one and only Candy Gourlay to MyBookCorner. ![]()
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