Rachel Le Rossignol Rachel Le Rossignol i(8334383 works by)
Also writes as: Rachel Nightingale
Gender: Female
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1 No Place like Gnome Rachel Nightingale , 2023 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Where the Weird Things Are : A Travel Guide to the Freaky and Fantastic of Australia and Aotearoa 2023;
1 Riverbend Rachel Nightingale , 2021 short story
— Appears in: South of the Sun : Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century 2021; (p. 187-194)
1 A Tale of the Mountains Rachel Nightingale , 2019 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Short Stories of Forest and Fantasy 2019;

'Grandmam tells stories of dark little faerie folk that cast a spell on the family. Now she wishes to return to the Welsh mountains for her birthday to tell her final beguiling story.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Pierrot's Song Rachel Nightingale , Fyshwick : Odyssey Books , 2019 18183567 2019 single work novel fantasy young adult

'The travelling players of Litonya have destroyed many lives by manipulating the mystical realm of Tarya, and Mina has discovered her brother is one of their victims. Although she is determined to stop them, her hopes for help from the Council of Muses have been dashed. The only possibility for healing lies in a journey to the heart of Litonya, and into a past long lost to history.

'When ancient stories give up their forgotten secrets, a path forward begins to appear. But love and talent are pushed to their limits as Mina and her companions come face to face with an enemy who has finally stepped out of the shadows.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Columbine's Tale Rachel Nightingale , Fyshwick : Odyssey Books , 2018 14736838 2018 single work novel fantasy young adult

'For three hundred years the travelling actors of Litonya roamed the land entertaining crowds, but secretly leaving devastation in their wake. Is Mina the only person with the power to stop them?

'In the ethereal otherworld of Tarya, Mina begins to master the rare, inexplicable powers attached to her gift for storytelling. She discovers she can touch dreams, influence the real world, and perhaps find out who is manipulating Tarya for dark purposes. In the waking world Mina is on the run, beset by divided loyalties between the travellers, and caught between two men she could love and a brother who desperately needs her help.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Tales of Tarya Rachel Nightingale , Fyshwick : Odyssey Books , 2017- 14736807 2017 series - author novel
1 1 y separately published work icon Harlequin’s Riddle Rachel Nightingale , Carwoola : Odyssey Books , 2017 11400723 2017 single work novel fantasy young adult

'Ten years ago, Mina’s beloved older brother disappeared with a troupe of travelling players, and was never heard from again.

'On the eve of Mina’s own departure with a troupe, her father tells her she has a special gift for story telling, a gift he silenced years before in fear of her ability to call visions into being with her stories.

'Mina soon discovers that the travelling players draw their powers from a mysterious place called Tarya, where dreams are transformed into reality. While trying to solve the mystery of her brother’s disappearance, she discovers a dark secret to the players’ onstage antics. Torn between finding her brother or exposing the truth about the players, could her gifts as a story teller offer a way to solve Harlequin’s riddle?' (Synopsis)

1 Review : Meet … Nellie Melba Rachel Le Rossignol , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2016;

— Review of Meet...Nellie Melba Janeen Brian , 2016 single work picture book biography
1 Ring of Truth (Sage Cookson #2) Rachel Le Rossignol , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2016;

— Review of Sage Cookson’s Ring of Truth Sally Murphy , 2016 single work children's fiction
1 Fizz and the Show Dog Jewel Thief (Fizz #3); Fizz and the Handbag Dognapper (Fizz #4) Rachel Le Rossignol , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , September 2016;

— Review of Fizz and the Show Dog Jewel Thief Lesley Gibbes , 2016 single work children's fiction ; Fizz and the Handbag Dognapper Lesley Gibbes , 2016 single work children's fiction
1 Merging Theory and Practice Through Artefact and Exegesis Rachel Le Rossignol , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bukker Tillibul , no. 7 2013;
'For the last three and a half years I have been completing a PhD by artefact and exegesis. Whilst writing a young adult novel (the artefact), I have been scrutinising my writing practice in the light of current research on creative practice, eco psychology and narrative theory: the results of this scrutiny are documented in the exegesis component of the PhD. This paper, which is derived from the preface to my exegesis, discusses the conclusions I reached when I considered how the artefact and the exegesis interact with each other. It begins with a brief overview of both, then offers a short discussion of how practice and theory co-exist, before moving on to a closer examination of the elements of form, process, methodology and theory. The paper considers how these elements merge, and what grows from this. It concludes that in the collision of ideas and creativity, new meanings can emerge.' (Author's introduction)
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