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Jon Cocks

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Historical Fiction, Contemporary

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Jon Cocks taught secondary Drama and English for many years. He has unpublished cartoon strips, a long list of credits in community theatre, a long-running TV ad, several one-act plays written for students and is finalsing 'Third Valley', a novel about a teacher whose career is savaged by a paranoid school administrators. Other than an enduring love affair with his Armenian-born wife Lilit, Jon loves books, theatre, movies, the Adelaide Crows, cricket and wine. ...more

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Jon Cocks Once the initial idea lodges in my brain, it kind of gestates until I am compelled to start expressing it in the page. Every project, big or small, is…moreOnce the initial idea lodges in my brain, it kind of gestates until I am compelled to start expressing it in the page. Every project, big or small, is different, but the initial idea emerges from any source near me, with which I have some kind of connection. My novella 'Duty of Care' evolved from the notion that teachers have a duty of care for their students, and it doesn't change, no matter how extreme the circumstance.(less)

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Jon Cocks Marketing 'Angel of Aleppo'. I have so much to learn.…moreMarketing 'Angel of Aleppo'. I have so much to learn.(less)

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	Angel of Aleppo: A Story of the Armenian Genocide 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
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Jon Cocks made a comment in the group Historical Fiction Lovers Book Club — Currently Reading topic " All that I am, by Anna Funder "
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Jon Cocks made a comment in the group Indie Voices: Authors & Books — Introduce Yourself topic " Hi... Jon Cocks here, from the Adelaide Hills. About to turn 70... one epic historical fiction 'Angel of Aleppo'... hope to sell some at the Adelaide ...more "
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