Karen Ginnane
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Karen Ginnane is an Australian author for middle grade and young adult readers. Her debut historical fantasy adventure novels When Days Tilt and its sequel When Souls Tear are part of the Time Catchers series published by Penguin Random House.
Karen has been variously employed as a freelance copywriter, a marketing director for Paramount Pictures in London, a grain weighbridge operator in rural WA, a swimming teacher, a life model, a deckhand in Chile and an English teacher in Japan. She’s also taught creative writing, published short stories and in 2020 received an Invited Residency to Varuna National Writers’ House for When Souls Tear.
Karen runs a tour operator business with her husband, who is a Londoner, and lives in Melbourne with him and their two children. And two cats.
Books by Karen Ginnane
Magic, mystery and darkness – a gripping fantasy-adventure series for lovers of Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights. In the page-turning finale to this enthralling duology, Ava’s developing powers must help her save two worlds.
Magic, mystery and darkness – a gripping fantasy adventure for lovers of Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights. In this page-turning debut, one girl must figure out why she is the key to two worlds, before time itself falls under the control of the powerful and the greedy.
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Buy now: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/when-days-tilt-9781760895037 Magic, mystery and darkness – a gripping fantasy adventure for lovers of Philip Pullman’s NORTHERN LIGHTS. In this page-turning debut, one girl must figure out why she is the key to two worlds, before time itself falls under the control of the powerful and the greedy. #WhenDaysTilt #TimeCatchers #KarenGinnane