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Six-Figures, but not for me
In the 20.9.19 edition of The Bookseller, Alice O’Keeffe writes about the fabulous-sounding debut novel by Kate Elizabeth Russell called My Dark Vanessa which has been the subject of a six-figure pre-empt by Fourth Estate and is due out next year. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice O'Keeffe, debut novel, Fourth Estate, grooming, Kate Elizabeth Russell, Lolita, My Dark Vanessa, school, swimming, The Bookseller
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Showergeddon
I hate showers. I’ve mentioned this before but I’ve managed to live my life largely avoiding them with an occasional one as a necessity here and there. Until recently. We moved out of our gorgeously renovated Victorian villa with its … Continue reading
National (mis)Trust
It so happened that, even though I don’t consider myself to be of a certain age, we joined the National Trust with a family pass, our kids dragging down the average age of a visitor by at least thirty years. … Continue reading
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Making Sense of Brexit: The Voice of Mrs Ordinary
What is this monster that started chewing up the British psyche some time ago that no politician can give a workable view of, no journalist or broadcaster can make sense of and that is now eating British jobs and equilibrium? … Continue reading
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Are you a binger like me?
“Do you write 200 words a day?” I was recently asked this question by a man. (To be clear, I have never been asked this question by a woman.) “Sadly, not,” was my very restrained reply, when all I wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, books, busy mum, creative writing, family, language, mum, novel, writing
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The To Do List of a Busy Mum
My To Do list last week – Launch my second novel Help out at Royal Wedding tea party at the school What actually happened – Sick child home from school Monday Same child diagnosed with scarlet fever Tuesday, minister antibiotics … Continue reading
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Tagged book launch, busy mum, children, mum, novel, publishing, royal wedding, school, sick child
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Writing On A Difficult Theme
My second book Catch, Pull, Push, covers a difficult topic – a girl on the cusp of womanhood and a much older man. He holds a position of authority over her. She’s in awe of him and the status he … Continue reading
Rub Me The Right Way
I love massage – receiving though, I’m definitely not a giver – and I’ll try any way I can to get one; gifts for my birthday, Valentine’s, even Easter. On holiday I’ll ask if there’s a local spa and make … Continue reading
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Tagged bali, beauty therapy, children, Clarins, massgage, pamper, thailand
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Not Our Language Too
BREXIT – the defining question of our age that has us examining our navels at all times of the day or night and not coming up with many right answers – now has me questioning myself at the deepest level. … Continue reading
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Tagged brexit, english, language, presenters, pronunciation, radio, tv
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No plastics here.
We went to Holland and entered a world so different from our own. Yes, it’s flat. But that’s not the only striking thing about it. We had a choice of passing by Antwerp – a whole world of pain a … Continue reading
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Tagged clean, cleanliness, dutch, Holland, industry, national pride, plastic, plastics, rubbish, windmill
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Kerry Mayo 