The Sapwood Tales

Join Lucy, Doe, and Colin on a wild adventure in the mysterious world of the Sapwoods, where we meet strange tribes-folk and cast special spells, explore old mines, and invent clever devices, and fight for our lives using only our wits and a rather large knobbly parsnip - and it all begins when we discover a rare amber gem with a magical Sprite trapped inside. We travel to a far-away town to seek help from a Great Magician, but when we get there, something happens, and everything changes!

Will Lucy swap the gem for a pair of funny gloves and a new pencil case? Will Doe hop about like a rabbit? And will Colin splat-a-duck with his new Three-Bolt-Catapult?

All these questions - and more! - will be answered in The Sapwood Tales – The Adventures of Lucy, Doe, and Colin, a story stuffed with dim-witted humour and a lot of giggling.

Paul Newing was born in Kent, and moved to Dorset when he was six.

He studied art and design at school, and achieved a degree in Fine Art at Newport Collage in Wales before moving to London in the early 1990’s.

Since then, he has worked as a Gardening Tutor for local schools, charities and community groups, and wrote his debut novel, The Sapwood Tales – The Adventures of Lucy, Doe, and Colin, while daydreaming at the weekends.