Frances Henke at Flying Pony Press
Out now!
BOOK FOUR IN ‘THE FAIR WIND’ SERIES
Time, space, history and the little known Coriolis effect combine to bring together three people from different worlds. Aboard the steamship Empire Star, returning to Australia, Phoebe Anderson discovers her future will be different from anything she imagined. Her previously ordered life as artist and author is opened to mystery from the Middle East. Also on the voyage, she has a glimpse of emerging political manipulation. Then an orphaned child opens a whole new world of discovery. To order: go to Writings page.
About
ALL Fran Henke (aka Frances Kelly, George Davis) wanted to do when she grew up was write books. She began with poetry, then moved into journalism. In order to make a city garden, she found herself writing about gardening, which led to garden books & columns.
After 50 years of poetry, newspapers, & gardening books, time came to write fiction and become a publisher. This includes putting out newsletters for Polio Network Victoria and MPPPSG that go to polio survivors around the world.
Flying Pony Press evolved to also publish the work of friends.
The Wind Series
LIFE in Geelong, Victoria, Australia in the 1850s was rich, with tens of thousands of people arriving at Port Henry to try their luck on the goldfields at Ballarat. Fran's first novel on this theme The Other Side of the Wind, was published in 2013.
The sequel Winds of Rebellion was launched on May 15, 2016 with the sequel of the sequel An Imperfect Calendar in 2019. Book four of the trilogy-busting series The Coriolis Effect is now available. And yes, book five is in the wind.
Order now: RRP $25 plus $7 p/p. Email: flyingponypress@gmail.com
Click right for an interview with Muriel Cooper and Fran on Radio 3RPP about Life Skills for Polios.
Polio Journey
FRAN'S was an isolated case of polio in Leongatha, Victoria, in 1946 at the age of three. Polio survivors tend to over achieve in order prove 'normality'. in 1989 having overcome the initial effects, Fran learned eventually she had Post Polio Syndrome. Little was known about it so she set out to use her communication skills to help others understand what was happening. There is a real thirst for knowledge about post-polio, so information is shared through social media, books and magazines.
Life Skills for Polios has been reprinted. Go to Polio Journey for order details for hard and e-copies.
An interview with Melissa Walsh in Peninsula Essence on turning 75.