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WHSmith crowns Manx author 'Children's Author of the Month'

Jane Leece's idea sparked by bedtime story for son

A local writer has been crowned WHSmith's 'Children's Author of the Month.' 

Jane Leece is the author behind 'A Tale's Tail - An Adventure of a Manx Cat'.

It started off as a bedtime story which caught the eye of a BBC writer and has since been published in both English and Manx.

Jane says she never intended the story to leave the house:

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