L. M. Merrington L. M. Merrington i(9109128 works by) (a.k.a. Louise Merrington)
Born: Established: Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Light at the Edge of the World and Other Stories L. M. Merrington , Australia : Pac Books , 2020 21452586 2020 selected work short story fantasy

'A storm was brewing and the clock in the square was striking midsummer when Thorsten Mackinder arrived in the village of Finster...

'For over a hundred years, the village of Finster has been cursed to eternal darkness. The only relief is a single lamppost, which the villagers worship as the light of the Divine. But all is not well in Finster...

'When curse-breaker Thorsten Mackinder arrives to try to free the village from its endless night, he unwittingly sets in motion a chain of events that will stretch halfway across the world. A clockmaker beset by magical 'time flies', a bank manager who has accidentally erased his own memories, a sentient ventriloquist's dummy that literally puts words in its owner's mouth, and a toymaker searching for her missing daughter-all are connected in ways Thorsten could never imagine...but which may just save his life.

'Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Ursula Le Guin, this whimsical collection of interconnected short stories is a wondrous journey through magic and mystery, family and fantasy, where nothing is ever quite as it seems.'

Source : publisher's blurb
1 A Setback for The Letdown L. M. Merrington , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , May 2019;
— Review of The Letdown Alison Bell , Sarah Scheller , 2016 single work film/TV 'The award-winning comedy series moves back into the mainstream'
1 y separately published work icon The Iron Line L. M. Merrington , Australia : Pac Books , 2017 12548260 2017 single work novel historical fiction thriller

'"There's a ghost train that runs along here at night. They say it carries the souls of those bound for hell."

'Jane Adams is only twenty-three, but she's already a widow. A daughter of the railway, after her husband's death she takes a job as a level crossing gatekeeper in the little town of Tungold, out at the end of the line. But all is not right in Tungold. The townspeople are frosty and unwelcoming, and Jane's only ally is the new young police constable, Alec Ward, an outsider just like her.

'When a railway official is murdered, Jane and Alec become determined to get to the bottom of the town's secrets. Who killed Brian Mathieson? And what is behind the mysterious ghost train? But Jane is also hiding a secret of her own -- one that will put her life and everything she cares about on the line.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Publishing's Parallel Universe L. M. Merrington , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Inside Story , October 2017;

Traces the author's path from traditional publishing to self-publishing.
1 1 y separately published work icon Greythorne L. M. Merrington , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2015 9109166 2015 single work novel thriller historical fiction

'From the moment Nell Featherstone arrives at Greythorne Manor as a governess to eight-year-old Sophie, she finds herself haunted by the fate of the mistress of the house, and entranced by the child's father, the enigmatic Professor Nathaniel Greythorne.

'When a violent storm reveals Lucy's body is not in her grave, Nell becomes suspicious about the Professor's research. But what she discovers in his laboratory will turn all her ideas about life and death, morality and creation on their head.

'Enthralled by a man walking a fine line between passion and madness, Nell must make an impossible choice between life, death, and life after death, where any mistake could be her last.

'Perfect for fans of Daphne DuMaurier, Susan Hill and Kate Mosse.' (Publication summary)
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