3:47pm Wednesday 8th September 2010
By Rebecca Cain
A 15-YEAR-old school boy has penned his first novel about the German Royal Family and secured a major publishing deal.
Kevin Konomanyi from Downley has written an historical epic called Born2Rule: Memoirs of Frederick III which has been snapped up for an “undisclosed sum.”
The novel started with a short 3,000 word story written for his English project at St Bernard's Catholic School in High Wycombe.
He said: “'I've always loved writing and telling stories. As I got older, writing became a passion and I realised that I wanted to do it full time.
''I've still got to finish my studies but, when I do, I plan to become a full-time author and, I hope, sell lots and lots of books.''
The story follows the rise and fall of Robert Holstein- a fictional member of the German Royal Family, from humble beginnings to one of the world's most respected leaders.
It was originally called The Four Stages but Kevin was told by a literary agent to “give the story time” and let it “develop into a full length novel.”
Pneuma Springs Publishing offered him a contract and there are talks about it being made into a film.
Kevin added: ''I'm just over the moon. This is a dream come true, and I can't wait to see what the public and reviewers think.''
Born2Rule: Memoirs of Frederick III is out now priced £8.99 from WHSmith and Waterstone's, and from www.pneumasprings.co.uk.
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