Austin Macauley’s uber-talented author, John Walker Pattison, got featured by Planet Radio News. The feature, published on 1^st October 2021, has talked about the strength with which John fought his incurable cancer throughout his life. While praising his book, the feature mentions, “Pattison’s book, ‘Strange Trips and Weird Adventures’ is set to take the world of children’s fiction by storm as he sets out to inspire the imagination of today’s youth.” To find out more about John’s amazing story of strength and resilience, read the complete feature here.

The book, Strange Trips and Weird Adventures, is a collection of 4 different adventure stories. The main characters are a 12-year-old boy named Daniel and his 64-year-old Grandpa, whom Daniel calls Papa. These stories are full of mystery, suspense, and adventure. But there is also a lot of trouble awaiting Papa and Daniel. So, fasten your seatbelts and join these two on their adventures.

John Walker Pattison was born in the beautiful seaside town of South Shields. He has recently retired as a senior clinical nurse specialist in haematology at a local hospital. He is known to be one of the longest-surviving cancer survivors in the UK. He has been living in remission for 46 years post-diagnosis.