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Cathy Donald

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Born

in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Website

http://www.cathydonald.co.za

Genre

Fiction

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I was born and raised in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and from earliest childhood had a great love of reading and also of writing my own stories. I also enjoyed the dramatic arts and qualified with a diploma in Speech and Drama in 1976. I attended the University of the Witwatersrand where I studied Medicine and qualified as a medical doctor in 1984. Since then I have practiced medicine in urban and rural settings and currently have my own practice in Somerset West. Through the years I have continued writing, mainly scripts for musical productions for schools and youth groups. My husband, Roy, is also a doctor and I have three adult children, two sons and a daughter. As my children have grown and left home, I have had more time to indulge my ...more

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Average rating: 4.38 · 92 ratings · 41 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Reluctant Cuckoo 4.47 avg rating — 36 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
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	The Silence of the Shadows 4.36 avg rating — 11 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 First Stone 4.11 avg rating — 9 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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