• Today in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Jessica Norrie, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Jessica, please introduce yourself: I studied French at Sussex University and then trained as a teacher and translator. I still do a bit of both, though…

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  • “Thady begins his memoirs of the Rackrent Family by dating MONDAY MORNING, because no great undertaking can be auspiciously commenced in Ireland on any morning but MONDAY MORNING. ‘Oh, please God we live till Monday morning, we’ll set the slater to mend the roof of the house. On Monday morning we’ll fall to, and cut…

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  • Today in the Library we have Wendy Lou Jones ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Wendy Lou, please introduce yourself: I was brought up on the south coast of England, trained to be a doctor in Birmingham and…

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  • A Conversation with Author, Christoph Fischer

    Today I am delighted to have Christoph Fischer in the Library who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into his life as an author. You are very welcome, Christoph, please introduce yourself: I’m a German ex-pat living in West Wales with my partner, dogs, fish, birds and sheep. An avid reader and…

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  • Today in the Library we have Phyllis Goodwin, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Phyllis, please introduce yourself: I was born in Bath, United Kingdom and spent my childhood in Argentina. I returned with my parents when I was twelve and attended a Grammar…

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  • It’s all very well to have a great story but it’s your characters who are going to tell it for you. Besides an overdose of historical detail (which can come across as patronising), a common irritant for me as a reader are characters that are so wishy-washy that you want to slap them … very…

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  • Today in the Library we have­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Sharon Booth, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Sharon, please introduce yourself: Thank you very much for inviting me onto your blog. What do you want to know about me? Hmm, let’s see. Well,…

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  • Today in the Library we have Mary Grand, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Mary, please introduce yourself: I was born in Cardiff and have retained a deep love for my Welsh roots. I worked as a nursery teacher…

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  • I’m joking; if I knew I’d be a millionaire. If anyone tells you they have the magic formula – back away very slowly. I do believe that there is one little piece of magic involved, but I’m not going to reveal what it is until the very end. This world of promotion and marketing is…

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  • In the Library today we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Michael Wills, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into his life as an author. You are very welcome, Michael, please introduce yourself: I grew up on the Isle of Wight at a time when the railway engines really did go cho cho. At…

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