Lauren Brooke

Lauren Brooke is the author of two series of books targeted at pre-adolescent girls who are horse fanciers, the "Heartland" and "Chestnut Hill" series.

Lauren Brooke was born in England, but spent lots of her time in the United States, particularly in Virginia. She loved having a farm to live on when she was younger. Her favourite things were the horses. She tried to ride them whenever she could. She rode horses before she could walk and owned a naughty Welsh Mountain pony named Perky. She and her husband own a retired Grey called Tarka. Lauren always wanted to write, when she moved to Leicestershire, England she started writing. Brooke enjoys walking Tarka and reading about complementary treatments and herbal treatments.

Brooke applies what she reads to her books. Her husband is a psychologist/veterinarian, and Lauren chose to use his work on horses. She also likes to explore the complex emotions of humans, like grief, loss, and pain. "There aren't any plans to make a film of Heartland, but things may change in the future, who knows."

Chestnut Hill

Brooke also authors the Chestnut Hill series, which is about a group of horse-loving girls who band together in friendship. There are currently eight books in the series.

The Heartland series

The Heartland series revolves around a character named Amy Fleming. She works with herbal medicines to cure horses of fears, she works with rescue horses also.

In Canada, CBC broadcasts a TV show based on the Heartland books. Starring Amber Marshall as Amy Fleming, this show is aired every Sunday at seven on CBC. [ [http://www.cbc.ca CBC.ca] ]

Bibliography

*"Taking Chances" (2000)
*"Breaking Free" (2000)
*"Coming Home" (2000)
*"After the Storm" (2000)
*"One Day You'll Know" (2001)
*"Come What May" (2001)
*"Tomorrow's Promise" (2002)
*"Every New Day" (2002)
*"Thicker Than Water" (2002)
*"Out of the Darkness" (2002)
*"Everything Changes" (2003)
*"True Enough" (2003)
*"Darkest Hour" (2003)
*"Sooner or Later" (2003)
*"A Holiday Memory" (2004)
*"Love is a Gift" (2004)
*"Holding Fast" (2004)
*"A Season of Hope" (2004)
*"The New Class" (2005)
*"Making Strides" (2005)
*"From This Day On" (2005)
*"Always There" (2005)
*"New Beginnings" (2005)
*"Heart Of Gold" (2006)
*"Playing For Keeps" (2006)
*"The Scheme Team" (2006) (AKA "Team Spirit" outside of the United States)
*"All Or Nothing" (2006)
*"Team Spirit" (2007)Special Edition
*"Beyond The Horizon" (2007)Special Edition
*"Winter's Gift" (2007)Special Edition
*"Chasing Dreams"(Feb. 2008)
*"A Summer to Remember"(May 2008)Special Edition
*"A Time to Remember"(May 2008)

External links

* [http://www.scholastic.com/chestnuthill/author.htm Scholastic's page for Lauren Brooke]
* [http://www.laurenbrookefans.com Lauren Brooke Fansite]

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