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Alex Craigie

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Born
Sunderland, The United Kingdom
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Alex Craigie is the pen name of Trish Power.

Trish was ten when her first play was performed at school. It was in rhyming couplets and written in pencil in a book with imperial weights and measures printed on the back. There were two princes in it - one was called Rupert and the other was changed to Sam because she couldn't find enough rhymes for Randolph.

When her children were young, she wrote short stories for magazines before returning to the teaching job that she loved.

Trish has had seven books published under the pen name of Alex Craigie. Three books cross genre boundaries and feature elements of romance, thriller and suspense against a backdrop of social issues. Someone Close to Home highlights the problems affecting care homes, Acts o
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Alex Craigie My paternal grandmother's grandmother had a sister. They both lived and died in Edinburgh. One of them lived a life of comparative luxury married to a…moreMy paternal grandmother's grandmother had a sister. They both lived and died in Edinburgh. One of them lived a life of comparative luxury married to a goldsmith, the other died in the poorhouse literally a few minutes down the road from her. It's not exactly a mystery, but I wish I'd asked my Granny about it when I had the chance. The one who married well would have been expected to obey her husband and may not have been allowed to visit the other in the poorhouse. I can't imagine what that would have been like. (less)
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Someone Close to Home

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The Bubble Reputation

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Means to Deceive

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Acts Of Convenience

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Grave Intent by Fiona Tarr
"Dawn Graves is enjoying down time from her police career, fixing up her family homestead and spending time with her long lost sister and niece. Whilst they are relishing this time together, there is still the mystery surrounding their brother’s death" Read more of this review »
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
"Blood Red Road is a young adult dystopia tale.

It opens in a bleak place which is arid and desperate for some rain. This is where eighteen-year-old Saba lives with her twin brother Lugh, Pa and younger sister Emmi. A sand storm arrives and with it arm" Read more of this review »
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This is a remarkable book and the main character will stay with me for a long, long time.
The story has several themes that each add a layer to the fabric of the tale. On one level, we have Ilona the protagonist. In 2007, she has just lost her job of
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Something Fancy A Winter Wonderland Celebration Book One by Robbie Cheadle
"I have admired Robbie Cheadle for years as a blogger, writer, and artist. She works in several artistic mediums, but one of the most unique is her fondant art. This is an amazing cookbook. She starts with a Christmas cake.

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Mennonite Daughter by Marian Longenecker Beaman
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What Else Did You Do? Is the second book in the Amanda Roberts series. You don’t need to read the first book to be able to follow this one, but I strongly recommend that you do – apart from anything else, you’ll be missing out on a gem, and the conti ...more
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