It was January 2010 when an idea for a story turned into a reality and Flying with Kites was born. Written in just three weeks, the book is a moving tale of two refugees fleeing the Kosovan War and being resettled in a tower block in Gateshead in the UK.The book has sold over 12,000 copies worldwide and attracted critical acclaim, winning a prestigious Wishing Shelf award in 2014. A screenplay has been completed and is being considered by film producers.Alan Reynolds now has fourteen other books published – ‘Taskers End’, ‘Breaking the Bank’, ‘The Sixth Pillar’, ‘The Tinker’, ‘The Coat’, ‘Valley of the Serpent’, ‘Smoke Screen’, ‘Twelve: a Date with Obsession’, Exfil, ‘Trent Island', and the Marsden Trilogy -The Baker's Story, Arthur's War, The Last Poppy, and 'Pendle Cottage' .‘The Sixth Pillar’, ‘Valley of the Serpent’, ‘Smokescreen’ and 'Twelve-a Date with Obsession', were finalists in the Wishing Shelf Awards, in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019. Based in Yorkshire, he still balances his time between his writing and his 'proper job' as a training consultant.Read more about this authorRead less about this author