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After the death of her father, Edna Hunneysett’s eighth (and last) child was born. Wanting to have something to tell her about him, she began writing the story of her life from the age of two. Edna was brought up with six siblings in poverty on an isolated farm on the North Yorkshire Moors with no mod cons. The family finally got a tractor when she was aged ten and that became their method of transport, even using it to travel to church in the village and parking it on the village green! When looking to get the book published Edna tried many publishers unsuccessfully. Her youngest daughter became seriously ill at thirteen and was suicidal. At the time Edna was studying for a degree by distance learning. She decided to study for her Masters so she could research support for families dealing with mental illness, including support from their church community. She was given a distinction and the hope that it would be published in some form. She went on to write her account of six years of her daughter’s illness and the devastating effect on their family. This became the first of three books Edna published on the subject of mental health. After her daughter’s recovery, Edna went on to work alongside her to revisit the book about Edna’s early life. This time she approached it as fiction, being inspired by rather than recording exact details of her family’s lives. This book eventually went on to be published and a further three in the series have followed. The fifth and final instalment is due in the summer of 2025. Edna lives in Middlesbrough with her husband of over sixty years, Ray. She is the oldest member of our family of Book Dragon authors and we’re proud to stock her books in our Stockton shop and on our website.

Find out more about Edna Hunneysett by visiting her social media, which can be found here https://www.facebook.com/edna.hunneysett