Who says accountants aren’t creative? Publishers believe they have found the next big hit: A novel about witches written by a former accountant.
After studying mining geology Sally Green, 52, worked as an accountant until she became pregnant. Later she embarked on an Open University social sciences course.
Green’s supernatural thriller about witches living secretly in contemporary Britain has been bought by publishers in 36 countries, from Canada to Ukraine, the Guardian reported.
The film rights have been bought by Fox 2000 and Karen Rosenfelt, who produced The Twilight Saga, inspired by Meyer's vampires.
In the story, black and white witches are divided by hatred but united by a fear of a boy called Nathan, who is descended from both sides – "wanted by no one; hunted by everyone".
Green, who lives in Warrington, Cheshire, with her husband and son, started writing while her son was at school. She told the Guardian: "I didn't imagine I'd finish the novel, never mind that it would get published. I'm blown away."