Jennifer Burkinshaw

Biography

Jennifer Burkinshaw taught English, Drama and Classics for twenty years in several schools, including four years in Paris. She later completed an MA in Creative Writing for Children at Manchester Metropolitan University and is also an alumna of the Golden Egg Academy.

Now retired, at least from teaching, Jennifer lives with her husband in West Yorkshire but enjoys travelling to new places, particularly if they have mountains, including most recently to beautiful Romania. Igloo is her debut novel.

Books

Happiness Seeker
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 65,280. Language: English. Published: November 1, 2023 by Beaten Track Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues
Budding playwright Allie prefers to keep her drama on the stage…until she goes on a week’s sixth-form trip to the stunning but treacherous Morecambe Bay where she meets a mysterious boy whose accent she can’t place. The drama that unfolds is all too real, with an ending no one would seek.
Igloo
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 66,090. Language: British English. Published: November 18, 2022 by Beaten Track Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » Contemporary
On an unwelcome surprise Christmas holiday in the French Alps, sixteen-year-old Nirvana discovers a hidden igloo and soon after its builder, Jean-Louis. Will their sweet, fledgling romance be lost to the seasons, like the igloo where it began?

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alps    christmas    danger    france    holidays    igloo    love    migrant worker    northwest england    risk    romance    sixthform    skiing    tragedy