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Sarah Key

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English teacher, Adult Educator, Life and Communications Skills lecturer, HIV and AIDS activist, and mentor to apprentice jockeys, Sarah's working life has been varied. Her love of education, facilitation and writing has fueled her work for decades.

Sarah’s debut novel, Tangled Weeds, was published in 2014 by Rebele Publishers (Detroit). Her collaboration with Rebele saw the further release of The Sisters of Light trilogy - The Dandelion Clock, The Butterfly Wind and The Starlight Tide. Her novels are set in southern Africa and her characters are drawn from the rich and diverse cultures that populate this extraordinary part of the world. Sarah's fifth novel, Veils of Smoke was released in July, 2020.

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	Tangled Weeds 4.23 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	Happy Holidays Anthology by Andrew Christie (Editor), Laura M. Baird (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Dean Baker (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.35 avg rating — 26 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
	The Dandelion Clock (Sisters of Light, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings — 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
	Veils of Smoke 4.33 avg rating — 21 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
	The Butterfly Wind (Sisters of Light, #2) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2016 — 4 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 Starlight Tide (Sisters of Light, #3) 4.50 avg rating — 12 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 Dandelion Clock: Book I in The Sisters of Light Trilogy 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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The Benefits of Expressive Writing: Why Writing Leads to a Happier Life.

Lord Byron said, ‘If I don’t write to empty my mind, I go mad.’ By engaging in the act of writing, writers often identify and confront troublesome issues.

Much of what worries us is deep-seated in our subconscious mind and the only way to reach it is to make the time to delve into our depths. This takes courage and can be uncomfortable but writing is, undoubtedly, cathartic.

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Series by Sarah Key

Sisters of Light (3 books)
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Evil Bones (Temperance Brennan, #24)

by Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author)

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Apt Pupil

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The Unquiet Bones

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Sarah’s Quotes

“I write to remember. I read to forget.”
― Michael Howard

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“Life is not measured by the amount of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.”
― Toni Cox, Elemental Rising

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“Blíndur er bóklaus ma∂ur. Blind is a man without a book.”
― Hannah Kent, Burial Rites

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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl

tags: believe, glittering-eyes, hidden, magic, secrets, unlikely-places, watch, world

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