Sussex writer’s haunted childhood inspires book
Added: (Thu Aug 26 2021)
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Sensational new author Alec Hepburn has gone back to his own haunted childhood for the second part of his five-star-rated Ivyford Chronicles.
Time and Time Again is a chilling thriller set in the coastal Devon town of Teignmouth.
Alec, who now lives the West Sussex town of Burgess Hill, admits much of his new book is based on his frightening experiences as a child.
The father-of-three explained: “The house in the novel is the exact house that I lived in when I lived in Teignmouth.
“The house was, I believe, haunted and the origins of the story are rooted in events that we experienced as a family.
“My youngest sister used to talk to someone that she called The Funny Lady, which was the inspiration for the character of Nancy Taylor in Time and Time Again.
“I think writing this book was my own way of making sense of the events at the time that were so unsettling.
“By taking those events and shaping them into a story of my own making, giving them my own explanation, I felt it was almost like reclaiming a part of my childhood that was difficult to look back on.
“Other parts of Time and Time Again were inspired by different events and people, but the bulk of the story was influenced by events of my childhood.”
Just over two years since the publication of Stand Against the Dark, Alec has brought many of the characters from his highly rated debut back to the page.
And yet again he has been rewarded with entirely five-star reviews from captivated readers.
Time and Time Again has been described as ‘a great expansion on book one’, ‘an exciting ride’ and ‘time well spent’ by the critics.
The second book in the Ivyford Chronicles brings together a sceptical detective and an autistic teenager to solve a series of murders and other sinister events over the decades in a seemingly quiet village.
Alec’s gripping new book straddles time and dimensions as an evil spirit is hell-bent on revenge.
The 47-year-old, who is influenced by authors such as James Herbert, Neil Gaiman and Ben Aaronovitch, explained: “Time and Time Again is about a vengeful spirit and multiple murders set across three separate time zones.
“It’s also about Governmental conspiracies dating back to the end of World War II and a fracture in time that sees characters stranded in the past.
“And it’s about people paying the price for the actions of their ancestors.”
As well as writing the first two parts of the Ivyford Chronicles, Alec has had short stories published in Doctor Who charity anthologies.
He is also an established poet.
Away from writing Alec works as a carer and a cricket coach.
For more information, visit Amazon and search for Alec Hepburn, where the paperback and Kindle versions of Time and Time Again are both available.
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