A story that will make you yearn for your childhood and for far off mystical lands filled with adventure

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (12th September, 2016): Aly’s Books latest children’s author, Jude Perera has taken his own heavy dose of childhood nostalgia and terminal homesickness and used it to write a beautiful and gripping homage to his home country of Sri Lanka. This piece of young adult fiction follows the adventures of four teenagers from different walks of life, which set out to a find mysterious creature living in the misty highland forests of the Horton Plains. The book is filled with adventure, young love and childhood friendships that reiterate the importance of religious and ethnic tolerance.

Managing Director Aly Walsh said, “As Australians we all have our roots somewhere else and it’s an essential part of what makes the social fabric of this country so diverse and beautiful. However, for most of those who have spent their childhoods in other countries they often endure a constant yearning for their homeland and for way of life they lived as a child that is now unattainable as an adult. Jude’s story will feed any young reader’s appetite for adventure, mystery and fantasy. He has brilliantly recaptured a story inspired by his own youth to share with future generations on paper.”

Author Jude said, “This story is grounded in my past, my youth, and the fantasies and sense of adventure that inspired me then and that also inspires me now. It is also my come back at nostalgia. Set in the misty highland forests of Horton Plains: an ecological wonder that enthralled me as a youth and infects my dreams now, in faraway Melbourne. I want this story to be the first novel my own two boys would read. They are the foundation of this story. I appreciate the role that Aly’s Books plays in providing any writer armed with passion and a good story: such as me, the avenue to get it published.”

Jude is an established blogger and storyteller and this book is also a tribute to authors like Enid Blyton who fired Jude’s imagination as a child in Sri Lanka. Jude is now lives in Melbourne with his wife and two young boys, who he looks forward to sharing this book with in years to come.

Aly’s Books is an independent book publishing company located in the cultural hub of Melbourne, Australia. Founded by authors, the mission of Aly’s Books is to provide any writer the opportunity to have their book published. In this way, your book becomes our mission. For more information about how you can make your dream a reality contact Aly’s Books at www.alysbooks.com

Jude Perera is available for interview by arrangement. The book will be available for purchase at www.alysbooks.com.

For further information please contact Publicist – Aly’s Books Publishing, Aisling Gilhooly on +61 424 520 345 or Aly Walsh, Managing Director – Aly’s Books Publishing on +61 411 771 181.