Signed copy of Search for the Holy Whale

Do you know a young teen who loves fantasy/adventure novels?

Signed copies of ‘Search for the Holy Whale’ including a dedication are now available directly from the author Selena Jane, including shipping to anywhere in the world.

Search for the Holy Whale and how the idea came about

Two events occurred, one of magical wonderment, and the other a tragic life event merged together to create my idea for my novel Search for the Holy Whale.

The first event – Migaloo the white whale

On the 28th June, 1991, an all-white humpback whale was photographed passing Byron Bay, Australia’s most easterly point. This unusual whale was, at that time, the only documented all-white humpback whale in the world. It was named “Migaloo”, which is the name the Australian Aboriginal community in Queensland use to describe a “White Fella”.
I began following the media coverage of the rare sightings of Migaloo, a soon to be famous white humpback whale right here where I live in on the Gold Coast in Southeast Queensland in the 1990s.

The second event – The Tsunami

A tsunami in Indonesia on Boxing Day in 2004. I’d had several dreams about a tsunami hitting Australia and when this devastating phenomenon occurred in Indonesia taking the lives of many beautiful people, some of which I knew indirectly through other friends my research into tsunamis and tidal waves began.

Just one of the many reader reviews for Search for the Holy Whale

5.0 out of 5 stars
This is an amazing read.
Reviewed in Australia on 29 January 2023

This book was an unforgettable read, it takes you on a journey with plot twists around every corner and creates a magical world with unique and fascinating ideas and experiences that leaves you wanting more. This book allows you to step inside and experience the characters journey with them. It is full of surprises and mysteries and throughout the book it gives you a deeper understanding of the love, and importance of family and friends as it takes you on an emotional roller coaster. After a devastating tidal wave strikes, Sari and her brothers and friends leave home to cross the forbidden border. They step into a whole new world full of surprises and mysteries and they have no idea what happens next or what truths they will discover that will change everything. As they get closer to the truth the journey becomes more dangerous. I highly recommend this book. This was an incredible read.

A coming-of-age YA fantasy novel

Would you leave the safety of your people to search for your missing family and bring back a mythical white whale?
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