A SHORT story written by Milly Johnson to raise money for a mother whose children died in a fire started by their father has sold more than 6,000 copies.

Milly penned The Barn on Half Moon Hill to raise money for Claire Throssell whose two sons Jack and Paul were killed in the fire on Tennyson Close in October 2014.

In just three days since its release, it has sold 6,075 copies on Amazon.

Milly said writing the book was the only way she could think to help raise money for Claire, 44, of Penistone.

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