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Carolyn was born in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, worked in the health information management field, taught in post-secondary education, and was in ministry in The United Church of Canada. After her retirement, she began researching her ancestors; after many years she discovered her Nicolson ancestors were from the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands, and she began to visit Skye with her sisters. Skye, she learned, was always full of fairies, witches, water monsters, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures. As a project for her small writers’ group, she wrote a 1,200-word story about fairies, witches, etc., then decided to play some more with what she had written. In time, this became a larger and larger story. Carolyn decided to take a course offered by the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia on how to write a children’s story. Then, daring to believe the story might be worth publishing, she contacted OC Publishing and the rest, as they say, is history.
Wishes sometimes do come true, and Carolyn's wish would be that this little story might bring happiness and pleasure to children and that they might come to love little Magaidh and her friends and family as much as she does.
The Ban the Witches and Fairies (BW&F) Party has chased all the supernatural creatures out of the Isle of Skye. Only Magaidh, a young witch, remains, hiding in a castle disguised as a cat. But she and the Queen of the Fairies have a plan to rescue the Fairy Flag, allowing the fairies and Magaidh to return to Skye. As Magaidh resumes her business, Spells, Inc., she thinks about getting revenge on the BW&F Party, but the Fairy Queen suggests that peace would be a better plan. While Magaidh considers which it will be, peace or revenge, her business allows her to help the people of Skye with love potions and spells to reverse the troublesome effects of fairy arrows. She and her two fairy friends, Sean and Iain, go on many adventures together, including rescuing a baby Welsh dragon; dealing with Big Blue Donald, a ghost; and befriending a baby water horse they name Calum. In the process, Magaidh finds out why she is different from her siblings, who force her to choose revenge!
The Last Witch on Skye, will release on September 17th in print and accessible ebook. Available now for pre-order on Amazon US, Amazon Canada, Barnes & Noble, Rakuten Kobo, or ask your local bookstore to order one in for you.
"The Last Witch on Skye has all the imaginative ingredients for a page-turner: a portal between the world of fairies and the world of humans; witches both good and bad; spells with power to bring out the worst or the best in people; and secrets that could destroy or unite a family. Nicholson has created a bubbling caldron of exciting exploits, sibling rivalry, friendships, humour, and a race against time. Will peace or revenge win out?"
- Sylvia Gunnery, YA author
“Carolyn Nicholson, a Canadian whose ancestors are from the Isle of Skye, has perfectly captured the mysterious magic of the supernatural on the Misty Isle in her delightful tale of Magaidh, a young witch who loves the people of the island I call home.”
- Donnie Nicolson, Chairman, Clan MacNeacail Society of Scotland
Nicholson's mystical novel of witches, fairies and dragons is sure to delight readers of all ages. Don't be surprised to find yourself cheering Magaidh on as she learns one good turn brings another. Be prepared to lose yourself in this delightful novel of Celtic culture.
- Deborah Toogood, middle grade author
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