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Debra Murphy
ALLi Author Member
Location: United Kingdom (the)
Genres: Cookery & Diet, Young Adult (YA), Biography, General Fiction, Memoir
Skills: Performance/Spoken Word, Press/Media Interview, Reading/Literary Event, Self-publishing Workshop/Training, Speaking Engagement/Lecture, Writing Workshop
Debra is a Yorkshire lass through and through, whose passion from an early age was to cycle or walk in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. In her late teens, she fell in love with the Lake District, especially the Langdale Valley, and hopes that one day she'll be able to live there.
Of course, coming from Halifax and living across the road from the Rowntree Mackintosh factory (now Nestle), Debra was destined to have a sweet tooth. Cycles and walks always seem to involve chocolate of some sort, a Yorkie Bar, Toffee Crisp, or a couple of Quality Street sweets, but Debra's also quite partial to Cadbury's Dairy Milk.
In the late 1990s, Debra moved from Yorkshire to Scotland. Life continued to include walking, cycling and chocolate, but in 2005 along came Scotsman Jim, who fell in love with Debra's gentle Yorkshire accent; soon they became Mr and Mrs.
Debra still lives in Scotland with her husband, eating chocolate, walking, and cycling, but she continues to take regular trips down to Yorkshire to see her children and grandchildren.
Debra still dreams of living in the Lake District.
Debra Murphy's books
The Magical Tearoom on the Hill
This is not just a recipe book; it is Mother Murphy's book where gluten-free and dairy-free recipes, tales, and adventures come together to create magic.
Everyone needs a special space to feel loved and nurtured where they can relax and let go of their worries and troubles. Debra Murphy fulfilled her dream and created Mother Murphy's tearoom as a place where people could find solace and healing, where gluten-free and dairy-free are the norm and not the exception.
This little tearoom became a welcoming haven for the community, with lots of laughter and a few tears shared over tea and cake. Friendships developed as people connected, told their stories and helped each other to solve problems and feel better.
It really was a magical tearoom.
Now you can enjoy the warm and cosy feeling and get to know Debra, Mr M, Beatrix, and all the lovely people in the tearoom family.
The Magical Tearoom on the Hill is a book to curl up with a cup of tea and a slice of cake (that you can even bake yourself) with a fabulous mix of stories to warm your heart and delicious gluten-free and dairy-free recipes to create beautiful cakes and bakes. You, too, can create your own magical space.
Beatrix The Time Travelling Collie
Beautiful, intelligent, caring, loyal, funny, energetic, and stone-obsessed; if Beatrix had been a human, which she believed she was, she would probably have been a head teacher.
This is a tale of companionship and adventure; funny, frightening, and at times mystical, but always revealing the true nature of my fantastic dog. With a feel-good factor, the book looks at human life, habits and language as seen through a dog’s eyes.
Our adventures include a real-life lassie-style rescue on a mountain of me, her poorly mum, finding a hypothermic human, and accidentally herding skiers.
Life for Beatrix revolves around her obsessions, mainly sticks, stones and balls. But then there is Baby Jesus from the handmade nativity scene, who comes out each year. She was never allowed to eat him though.
Beatrix also travels through time, where her adventures have no limit.
Which tales are true, and which fiction? Only Beatrix knows for sure.