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Katherine Graham

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in Johannesburg, South Africa

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http://www.wordcount.co.za

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Children's, Fantasy, Young Adult

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author: Roald Dahl

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A journalist by training, Katherine writes regularly for a number of South African magazines. She has published four children's books, The Dummy Fairy, Alfonso the Tooth Mouse, The Poofiest Pong and Moonshine. The Lemon Tree, which was longlisted for the Golden Baobab Prize in 2014, has recently been published by Penguin Random Struik. She lives in possibly the world's most beautiful city, Cape Town, is married with two boys and a ginger cat, and loves peaceful, uninterrupted moments sipping tea and reading. ...more

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Katherine Graham Thankfully I come from a journalistic background where you get used to having to churn out stories every day, so I've never suffered from this problem…moreThankfully I come from a journalistic background where you get used to having to churn out stories every day, so I've never suffered from this problem. If I'm battling to put something in words, my approach is to rather write something mediocre and keep up the momentum, then come back later and fix it. I love reading other authors' work because then you see how they dealt with a particular scene and that gives you insight and fosters your own creativity.(less)

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Katherine Graham Not having to work in an office and face the drudgery of a nine-to-five existence. I hate getting stuck in traffic and don't know what I'd do if I had…moreNot having to work in an office and face the drudgery of a nine-to-five existence. I hate getting stuck in traffic and don't know what I'd do if I had to face that every day!(less)

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	Feast, Famine & Potluck by Karen Jennings (Editor), Rachel Zadok (Goodreads Author) (curator/editor), Katherine Graham (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Lemon Tree by Katherine Graham (Goodreads Author), Wendy Paterson (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 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 Dummy Fairy by Katherine Graham (Goodreads Author), Wendy Paterson (Illustrator) 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014	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
	Alfonso the Tooth Mouse (The Adventures of Alfonso and Pete #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Moonshine 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	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 Poofiest Pong by Katherine Graham (Goodreads Author), Silvia Carrus (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 3 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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“Isn't it strange how life won't flow, like a river, but moves in jumps, as if it were held back by locks that are opened now and then to let it jump forwards in a kind of flood?”
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