Taming Tigers

By Daisy White

YA/NA Fantasy Fiction

Summer 2015 - Fire and Ice (Imprint of Melange Books)

 If Cinderella carried a gun and was just as set on murder, as she was on finding her happy-ever-after...

 Taming Tigers is the first in a trilogy of YA novels that follow Talia's journey to a better, more prosperous life. The novel opens with the 17-year old scrabbling for a living as a seamstress in one of the many refugee camps of war-ravaged Arista. When her fiancé, Keller, presents a dangerous, untested route of escape (stowed away on a freight train across the desert) she is quick to jump at the opportunity.

 The journey doesn't quite go to plan and Talia is left alone in the middle of the desert. Her dreams of marrying Keller and finding refuge beyond the reaches of the war seem more distant then ever, as she is forced to choose between love and revenge.

Talia's character is inspired by the many powerful and brilliant women that the author, Daisy White, has known in her life and the locations in the novel are influenced by the glimpses of countries Daisy ventured to during her career as a member of cabin crew jet-setting around the world. Daisy's portrayal of refugees and the camps constructed to house them were heavily influenced by depictions seen all too regularly in news, films and documentaries. The heroine fits perfectly into a literary world that has already fallen head over heels for the likes of Katniss Everdeen (not to mention Bathsheba Everdene). A concoction of evocative mysticism and gritty fantasy, Taming Tigers is a novel rich in danger, adventure and thrill, but is still grounded into a world we recognise today.

About the author

Daisy White is one of those wonder people who seem to manage everything with an ease that leaves us mere mortals gasping for air. She manages a boutique book store in Horsham, has written two other YA novels (Killing Time and Roadkill) and contributed short stories to collections, advised others on their pop-up shop/event dreams, won myriad business awards, been invited to speak at Number 10 Downing Street... and that was AFTER a career as a member of cabin crew for major airlines.

Daisy's new novel, Taming Tigers, is published by Fire and Ice, the YA division of Melange Books (US). Daisy lives with her husband and children near Brighton on the south coast of England where she can often be found hunting for vintage hats and cute pieces of china.

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The Essential Details

Format: Paperback and eBook

Available:Amazon & all good book shops (UK & US launch)

Release Date:Summer 2015

ISBNs:9781680461329 print 9781680461336 eBook