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QUARRY GROVE:
"Hicky Gets His Wings"

ISBN-10:1-4251-4974-X
ISBN-13:978-1-4251-4974-1
(UK)£5.99 (US) $11.59
(EUR)9.04 (CAN) $13.33

Available for purchase via cheque/postal order/credit card from www.QuarryGrove.com , and available internationally via Amazon.com! (Don't forget, if you are the sort of Brit who only likes buying from big names like Amazon, Quarry Grove is available from Amazon.co.uk as well!
Quarry Grove is a community of unusual insects living in universe not quite like our own.
The Quarry Grove books are a new range of fantasy books for children with a spark of fun and humour that kids and adults can enjoy alike by writer Clive Tandy and illustrator James McLean.
Quarry Grove was originally conceived nearly 30 years ago!

After the usual rejection letters there was a big publishing deal for Quarry Grove planned with a great deal of French interest. From that, there was a whole bundle of proposed spin-offs and promotions that the publishers and their partners were already making before my final draft had been done!

Unfortunately, as will all things, a couple of mice in the machine brought the whole thing to a stop. All left me pretty disillusioned with book writing... until last year, when my granddaughter found the manuscript on the "throwing out pile" and encouraged me to get it published. So here it is. With far less proposed publishing frills (maybe I'll go into some of the bizarre promotional ideas they had 30 years back in the blog sometime!), but I think it will take more than a few mice to clog up the Quarry Grove machine this time round!


Quarry Grove:
In a time when communities are indeed full of diversity, be it race, religion or otherwise, Quarry Grove aims to instill the need for people to work together - no matter what there background is, or their skin colour, or their ideology on life.
Be you insect or non-sect, communities can overcome their difficulties together, and beyond the silly humour, odd characters and funny stories, Quarry Grove is very much about the idea of community spirit.
Each book is fully illustrated in paperback and on an international release.
We hope Quarry Grove's MySpace Page will be a hub for all like minded individuals - be they insect or otherwise! Keep an eye on the MySpace Quarry Grove Blog for more news!
Copyright 2007 Clive Tandy & illustrated by James McLean
All right reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.
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Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget we have a book signing at Waterstones on the 16th August at the Trafford Centre in Manchester and at Waterstones Wigan on the 23rd August! - Clive

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Hicky Caterpillar, JK Rowling, Snirell Snail, Douglas Adams (alas never to be!), Dot the Barmaid, Richard Adams, PC Bluebottle, Boris Spider, Ecky Thump, Roald Dahl, Clive the Cricket, Raymond Briggs, Berty Beetle, Eddy Cockroach, and Percy Verance!

My Blog

3 new news-strips at QuarryGrove.com!

A short blog today!Three news-strips at QuarryGrove.com courtesy of James McLean!CLICK THIS LINK to go have a look. Visit the bug book (guest book) to leave a message or respond to this blog in the us...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:25:00 GMT

More booksignings on the way!

Hi there! Been a long time since I've posted on this blog, but we've been busy!First off, I have been working on book 2 with James McLean who has done a whole set of new pictures and helped on providi...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:45:00 GMT

Saturday’s Book Signing was Top Seller!

Yes, I’m pleased to announce that the book signing by myself and James McLean that took place on 8th March was a success! We had a great time at Walsall’s Waterstone’s branch (thanks...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:20:00 GMT

UK Book Signing on March 8th!

Author Clive Tandy and illustrator James McLean will be in Waterstones on Saturday 8th March in Walsall, UK. They'll be signing copies of "Hicky Gets His Wings" as well as a small drawing session and ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:21:00 GMT

Who are the people behind QUARRY GROVE?

About the Author:Clive Tandy is the creator and author of Quarry Grove. The first story in the series was very nearly published over twenty years ago, but through a plague of misfortunes was relegated...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:18:00 GMT

Shameless plug!

Quarry Grove:Hicky Gets His Wings Tandy/Mclean (P/back Novel)£5.99 + 80p P&P (UK) Release Date:Jan 2008 (TBC) QuarryGrove.comHicky the caterpillar has always wanted to fly. In fact, he has applied t...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:29:00 GMT