Karen Lumsdon

Marian has a gift. She can hang out with dead people. But making others believe her, especially her family, is tough. Her only supporters live on a whole different plane from Earth - the beautiful Magenta Sky - a kind of waiting room for souls.But evil influences from The Blackness are lurking. When they try to use Marian and her talents for their own vile purposes, they learn the hard way that Marian is prepared to fight to the death in order to protect those she loves. ’When There’s No-one There’ is a tale about good versus evil and making good choices in life. A debut Young Adult novel for author, Karen Element, this story is for readers who love the possibility that there is something more than what we can see - even though it appears there is no one else there!

On any given day, Karen Element has a million story ideas rattling around her head. Turning her ideas into stories provides an outlet for her vivid imagination. When she is not writing, she loves travelling to far-off places, where she collects even more inspiration for her writing. This is Karen’s first novel. She lives in Brisbane, Australia with husband Michael.