'The Shadow Order': Rebecca F. John in conversation with Sarah Samuel

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Rebecca F. John in conversation with Sarah Samuel

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The Shadow Order&#x27;One year on from the day the shadows shifted and began to show, not people’s shapes but their real selves, best friends Teddy, Betsy and Effie plan to risk all and watch the winter sun rise over Copperwell, in defiance of the Shadow Order.But from their hidden vantage point the three shocked friends witness a mysterious woman shout a dire warning, before being arrested, beaten and dragged away in handcuffs. The event leads them on an extraordinary series of dangerous adventures as they discover more about the disturbance in the natural world surrounding Copperwell, battle to save their city and start to recognise their truest selves.&#x27;About the AuthorRebecca F. John was born in 1986, and grew up in Pwll, a small village on the south Wales coast. She holds a BA in English with Creative Writing and an MA in Creative Writing from Swansea University, as well as a PGCE PCET from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Her short stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4Extra. In 2015, her short story The Glove Maker&#x27;s Numbers was shortlisted for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. She is the winner of the PEN International New Voices Award 2015. Her first short story collection, Clown&#x27;s Shoes, was published through Parthian in 2015. Her first novel, The Haunting of Henry Twist, was published through Serpent&#x27;s Tail in July 2017. It was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. She has recently published two more books for adults - The Empty Greatcoat (Aderyn Press) and Fannie (Honno Press.) The Shadow Order (Firefly Press) is her first children’s book.The Shadow Order&#x27;Flwyddyn ar ôl i’r cysgodion symud a dechrau dangos, nid siapiau pobl ond nhw eu hunain, mae’r ffrindiau gorau Teddy, Betsy ac Effie’n bwriadu mentro popeth a gwylio haul y gaeaf yn codi dros Copperwell, er gwaethaf y Shadow Order. Ond o’u man gwylio cuddiedig, mae’r tri ffrind syfrdan yn gweld menyw ryfedd yn gweiddi rhybudd arswydus, cyn cael ei harestio, ei churo a’i llusgo i ffwrdd mewn gefynnau. Mae’r digwyddiad hwn yn eu harwain at gyfres anhygoel o anturiaethau peryglus wrth iddynt ddarganfod mwy am yr helbul yn y byd naturiol o amgylch Copperwell, y frwydr i achub eu dinas a dechrau adnabod eu hunain o’r newydd.&#x27;Am yr awdwrGanwyd Rebecca F. John ym 1986, a chafodd ei magu ym Mhwll, pentref bach ar arfordir de Cymru. Mae ganddi BA mewn Saesneg gydag Ysgrifennu Creadigol ac MA mewn Ysgrifennu Creadigol o Brifysgol Abertawe, yn ogystal â TAR/AHO gan Brifysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant. Mae ei straeon byrion wedi cael eu darlledu ar BBC Radio 4 a BBC Radio 4Extra. Yn 2015, cafodd ei stori fer, The Glove Maker&#x27;s Numbers ei chynnwys ar restr fer Gwobr Stori Fer The Sunday Times/EFG. Enillodd hi Wobr New Voices PEN International yn 2015. Cyhoeddwyd ei chasgliad cyntaf o straeon byrion, Clowns&#x27;s Shoes, drwy Parthian yn 2015. Cyhoeddwyd ei nofel gyntaf, The Haunting of Henry Twist, drwy Serpent&#x27;s Tail ym mis Gorffennaf 2017. Cafodd ei chynnwys ar restr fer Gwobr Costa am y Nofel Gyntaf Orau. Yn ddiweddar mae hi wedi cyhoeddi dau lyfr arall i oedolion - The Empty Greatcoat (Aderyn Press) a Fannie (Honno Press) - ac ym mis Medi bydd yn cyhoeddi ei llyfr cyntaf i blant, The Shadow Order, gyda Firefly Press.

'The Shadow Order': Rebecca F. John in conversation with Sarah Samuel

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