The Curse of the Diadem. Life is a Story - story.one

Amy-Maria Schmidlechner

Amy-Maria Schmidlechner was born in Austria, in March 2009. She was raised bilingually by a British-born mother and an Austrian father. Alongside music, writing has always been one of her greatest passions.

Amy usually prefers writing fantasy and dystopian fiction, like in her debut book "The Curse of the Diadem". However, in Milly's story, she explored a whole new genre. Writing a book with no dragons, no fantastical kingdoms and no magic was a challenge. Nevertheless, as this story takes place in a part of England she knows well, plus by drawing on personal life experience, she eventually managed to put the story into words.

Fun Fact: Amy had two surfing lessons in Bigbury-on-Sea, which is a popular beach near Bantham. In fact, that's where the cover picture comes from. If you look carefully, you can see Bantham in the distance!