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Following a career of over thirty years in the British Army, Deb and her husband moved to Cyprus to become weather refugees.
She’s written children's books about Jason the penguin and Barry the reindeer, young adult books about dogs, the afterlife, soldiers, and netball players.
The first in the 'Unlikely Soldiers' series is set in nineteen seventies Britain. The second covers the early eighties and includes the Falklands War, service in Northern Ireland and (the former) West Germany. 'Friends and Revenge' is the third in the series, and takes a sinister turn of events.
'Court Out (A Netball Girls' Drama)' is Deb's latest standalone novel. Using netball as an escape from her miserable home life, Marsha Lawson is desperate to keep the past buried and to forge a brighter future. But she’s not the only one with secrets. When two players want revenge, a Tsunami of emotions is released at a tournament leaving destruction in its wake.
'Beyond Possession', book four in the Afterlife series is a fast-paced supernatural thriller involving child possessions, reincarnations and telepathic twins, with angels trying to keep the Devil and his evils at bay.
‘The Island Dog Squad’ novellas are inspired by Deb and Allan's rescue dog . The real Sandy is a sensitive soul, not like her fictional namesake. The other characters are based on Sandy’s real-life mates.
Deb spends her time writing, avoiding housework and playing tour guide.
For a free book or more information visit www.debmcewansbooksandblogs.com.
Reviewed by Rosie Malezer for Readers' Favorite
Sandy’s Story is the first book in The Island Dog Squad series, written by Deb McEwan. The tale unfolds as a dog named Sandy (aka Fish), having lived through untold horrors and been rescued when near-dead and suffering from amnesia, takes us through her before and after story. Taken to a shelter and nursed back to health over the period of six months, Sandy is finally adopted by a loving couple, but suffers from night terrors as she sleeps and inexplicable reactions to simple things when she is awake. After meeting two dogs who seem to know Sandy by another name, Sandy slowly regains the traumatic and terrifying memories of a life which had led her to where she is today.
As somebody who not only suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and who dedicates her life to caring for animals, I could not resist grabbing Deb McEwan’s incredible canine tale from the shelf. Sandy’s Story shows the painful truth in not only Sandy’s life of past abuse, but also the lives of her dearest canine friends, Lola (aka Bunty) and Obie (aka Digger). As Sandy’s nightmares trigger memories of her brutal past, other realities are brought to the forefront, such as the circumstances of how Lola and Obie had originally entered Sandy’s life through abuse and mistreatment at the hands of others. Some instances of Sandy’s Story left me weeping, as I could not stop shaking while thinking of the hell that Sandy had gone through at the hands of people who gain enjoyment from hurting and killing animals.
One of the most beautiful and heartwarming aspects of this tale is that it shows Sandy going from a dog that flinches at the slightest touch and ponders all possible horrendous endings to each day that she lives, into one that feels loved, adored and cherished by her new human family. I have nothing but the highest of praises to sing for this thought-provoking, tear-jerking tale of torture, death, hope and survival, and the strength it takes in order to come through such ordeals knowing that you are better and stronger for becoming the survivor that you are. I wholeheartedly recommend Sandy’s Tale to mature readers aged 15 and over who have animal welfare at the forefront of their mind every day, and who would do whatever it takes to save an animal from pain and suffering.
