psmv5: Magic

Yesterday, I came across a children's book about unicorns by one Daisy Meadows, one of a series of same. A relative of the boxed set snapped above. But inside, I read that the copyright was owned by Working Partners Ltd, and that the book was published by Orchard Books, part of Hodder & Stoughton, part of Hachette. Roughly speaking, anyway. To be found at Carmelite House on the Victoria Embankment. Ida Mason and Conrad Mason get special mentions.

At which point, it occurred to me that Daisy Meadows was perhaps a collective, rather than a person.

At which point, Bing takes me to reference 2 from which I learn that this is indeed the case. Narinder Dhami is the most prominent, although she alternated for a while with Sue Mongredien and she may now have passed the principal's baton to Rachel Elliot. No doubt if I was a proper geek I could convert the table in Wikipedia into an Excel Worksheet and do all sorts of clever stuff. But I forbear.

I learn from reference 3 that Dhami was born in Wolverhampton and her big seller, presumably under her own name, was the novelisation of the film 'Bend it like Beckham'. Some ten years younger than I am, still writes, but now lives in Shropshire with her husband and her cats.

While search for both 'daisy meadows' and 'orchard books' at reference 3 draws blanks. As does Narinder Dhami. However, at reference 4, I do turn up some hits for 'orchard books', although not the right ones. Then, a few more clicks, and I find myself at reference 5.

And here I seem to have struck gold. Dhami exists!

Working Partners Ltd is a bit more tricky, owned by the Coolabi Group Ltd, but does look to be alive and well in Kingsway - and I have not yet been sent off to the Cayman Islands - or anywhere like that.