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Barbara Lamplugh

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Born

in London, The United Kingdom

November 21

Website

http://www.barbaralamplugh.com

Genre

Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Travel

Influences

George Eliot, Laurie Lee, Rose Tremain, Almudena Grandes

Member Since

April 2015

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Barbara Lamplugh has been writing since the 1970s. Her love of adventure and travel took her first on an overland journey to Kathmandu, which inspired her to write Kathmandu by Truck (1976) and then on the Trans-Siberian railway, by boat to Japan and around SE Asia, which led to her second book, Trans-Siberia by Rail (1979).
Becoming a mother put a stop to such long travels but not to writing. She turned instead to fiction, inspired by the often fascinating and unexpected stories of ordinary people she came across in her work in the community. She also wrote occasional articles for magazines and newspapers, including The Guardian and Times Educational Supplement. In 1999, with her two children now independent, she moved to Granada in Spain, ...more

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Average rating: 4.3 · 117 ratings · 21 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Red Gene 4.40 avg rating — 58 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of the Pomegranate 4.26 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Gene: An Emotional Drama of Love, Loss and Redemption 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trans-Siberia by rail and a month in Japan 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Gen Rojo 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Gene: an emotional drama of love, loss and redemption really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	[Secrets of the Pomegranate] [Author: Lamplugh, Barbara] [April, 2015] by Barbara Lamplugh (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Barbara Lamplugh and 198 other people liked Sujoya - theoverbookedbibliophile's review of Trespasses: "*Shortlisted for The 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction* 4.5⭐️ “Booby trap. Incendiary device. Gelignite. Nitroglycerine. Petrol bomb. Rubber bullets. Saracen. Internment. The Special Powers Act. Vanguard. The vocabulary of a 7-year-old child now.” Set in 1" Read more of this review »
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The subject is shocking and the novel emotionally hard to read, but I think it was a story that had to be written and that perhaps has to be read, especially in the US. It's extremely well-written and imagined. ...more
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I loved this book. The humour made it a hugely enjoyable read despite the tragic events. The characters were rounded and believable and the post-World War 1 period setting with its strong class distinctions and a population damaged both physically an ...more
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