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Dawn Fallon

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I was born in Birmingham to working-class parents in 1959. I worked hard at my music studies and obtained a music degree, graduating in 1980. I joined the Civil Service in January 1981 as a Clerical Officer, eventually gaining a promotion to work as a VAT Control Officer. I currently live in Devon and am a hotel pianist.

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Dawn Fallon Thank you Lynn! Yes I have two more memoirs currently in the pipeline - I'm currently writing a travel memoir called Globetrotting With Disabled Don (…moreThank you Lynn! Yes I have two more memoirs currently in the pipeline - I'm currently writing a travel memoir called Globetrotting With Disabled Don (my husband was born with Spina Bifida and will not fly, but we've have a few travel adventures nevertheless!) and also have started to write a memoir about my 1960s childhood growing up in Birmingham. I hope both will be published next year! Thank you for your lovely comment, looking forward to following your reads! Very best, Dawn (less)
Dawn Fallon I go with the flow. If there's a block, then that's OK. It will come back again when the fire in the head gets fanned into flame by something.…moreI go with the flow. If there's a block, then that's OK. It will come back again when the fire in the head gets fanned into flame by something.(less)
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Confessions of a VAT Inspector

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Sparkling Dogs

I never realised that dogs could sparkle until I owned a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and there is nothing quite like a wet Cavalier King for added sparkle. Here is a snippet from my little book called Sam - The Busker's Dog on the issue of wetness:

"the issue of wetness is an area of great fascination and interest for cavalier owners. this is because when you get a cavalier king you never know w Read more of this blog post »
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Fortunate Isle by Ronald Mackay
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Powerful life lesson within a lovely tribute to rural 1960s Tenerife -
I was most interested to read about Tenerife having visited it recently (albeit a very different experience in a very different time!) and this memoir paints a vivid picture of re
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Leaping into Life by Claire Dannatt
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This is a beautifully written memoir and has so many levels and layers - from wonderful descriptions of nature, to Claire's heartfelt journey, to her love for cats - plus nuggets of wisdom throughout for readers to ponder upon.

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The Days of Our Vanity by Richard Leigh Harris
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Anatomy of a Sixty-Six Year Marriage by Don   Hughes
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A Testament to Love and Faithfulness.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this beautiful memoir, and it held my attention throughout.

 The 66-year marriage of Ernest and Lois captures the very essence of the cycle of life from its beginning to its end, rev
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Holiday Home Adventures in the French Mountains.
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A Dream Come True (yes, they can if you're determined enough!)
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“And at home by the fire, whenever you look up there I shall be— and whenever I look up, there will be you.
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“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.”
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Edith Wharton
“My little old dog
a heart-beat
at my feet”
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“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”
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