Lion at the Gateway

The author's love of Hampton Court Palace inspired the creation of "Lion at the Gateway." She tells the story of Maximus, a noble and weary old circus lion, who escapes from his cage.His break for freedom allows him to run in the grounds of the palace and feel like a cub again. Maximus undertakes a quest to find and fight "the horned white Zebra without any stripes,"(the Unicorn on the gate). The Sanders family help the old lion to find the truth along the way and point him in the right direction for his return back home to Africa. The author hopes children of all ages enjoy the story and have fun looking for the Lion and the Unicorn on the gates of the palace, just as old Maximus did