Laura Lam was raised near San Francisco, CA by two former
Haight-Ashbury hippies. Both of them encouraged her to finger-paint
to her heart's desire, color outside of the lines, and consider the
library a second home. This led to an overabundance of
daydreams.
She relocated to Scotland to be with her husband, whom she met on
the internet when he insulted her taste in books. She almost
blocked him but is glad she didn't. At times she misses the
sunshine. The author lives in Scotland, UK.
Praise for Laura Lam
Pantomime -- 2014 Rainbow List Selection
"Pantomime by Laura Lam took me to an exotic and detailed world,
peopled by characters that I'd love to be friends with...and some
I'd never want to cross paths with."
-Robin Hobb, author of the Farseer Trilogy
"Set in a vividly imagined world with wonderful steampunk touches,
"Pantomime"is a fable-like story as beautifully unique as its main
character."
- Malinda Lo, author of "Ash," "Huntress," and "Adaptation
""Micah is the most wonderful, complex, brave and contemporary
teenage hero I've read, facing issues of identity and
responsibility that will resound with any reader who has felt like
an outsider. Pantomime is loving in its detail but hints at so much
scope to come, it feels like the set up for an epic sequel. I raced
through this book, desperate to know what happens next. 'Look out
behind you' Robin Hobb..."
"-" Bryony Pearce, author of" Angel's Fury" and winner of the 2012
Leeds Book Award
"Welcome to a world of shills and showmen, fading tech and circus
freaks, where nothing and no-one is what it appears. An absorbing,
accomplished debut."
- Elspeth Cooper, author of the "Wild Hunt" series
"Who hasn't dreamed off running off and joining the circus? Laura
Lam's Micah does just that, discovering a world of clowns and
acrobats, con men and tricksters, corruption and incompetent
doctors, and maybe more about himself. I look forward to more from
this author."
- Brian Katcher, author of "Almost Perfect" and winner of the 2011
Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award
"In PANTOMIME, Laura Lam has created a world which will take your
breath away, and characters you will never want to leave.
Enchanting."
- Lou Morgan, author of "Blood and Feathers
""A lyrical, stunningly written debut novel, which set my heart
racing with every lift of the trapeze. In Micah we have one of the
most original - and likeable - protagonists I've read in a long
time. An author to watch, without a doubt."
- Amy McCulloch, author of" The Oathbreaker's Shadow "
Praise for Laura Lam
"Pantomime by Laura Lam took me to an exotic and detailed world,
peopled by characters that I'd love to be friends with...and some
I'd never want to cross paths with."
-Robin Hobb, author of the Farseer Trilogy
"Set in a vividly imagined world with wonderful steampunk touches,
"Pantomime"is a fable-like story as beautifully unique as its main
character."
- Malinda Lo, author of "Ash," "Huntress," and "Adaptation
""Micah is the most wonderful, complex, brave and contemporary
teenage hero I've read, facing issues of identity and
responsibility that will resound with any reader who has felt like
an outsider. Pantomime is loving in its detail but hints at so much
scope to come, it feels like the set up for an epic sequel. I raced
through this book, desperate to know what happens next. 'Look out
behind you' Robin Hobb..."
"-" Bryony Pearce, author of" Angel's Fury" and winner of the 2012
Leeds Book Award
"Welcome to a world of shills and showmen, fading tech and circus
freaks, where nothing and no-one is what it appears. An absorbing,
accomplished debut."
- Elspeth Cooper, author of the "Wild Hunt" series
"Who hasn't dreamed off running off and joining the circus? Laura
Lam's Micah does just that, discovering a world of clowns and
acrobats, con men and tricksters, corruption and incompetent
doctors, and maybe more about himself. I look forward to more from
this author."
- Brian Katcher, author of "Almost Perfect" and winner of the 2011
Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award
"In PANTOMIME, Laura Lam has created a world which will take your
breath away, and characters you will never want to leave.
Enchanting."
- Lou Morgan, author of "Blood and Feathers
""A lyrical, stunningly written debut novel, which set my heart
racing with every lift of the trapeze. In Micah we have one of the
most original - and likeable - protagonists I've read in a long
time. An author to watch,
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