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Sarah Haywood

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Sarah Haywood was born in Birmingham. After studying Law, she worked in London and Birkenhead as a solicitor, in Toxteth as an advice worker, and in Manchester as an investigator of complaints about lawyers. She now lives in Liverpool with her husband and two sons.

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Average rating: 3.56 · 76,507 ratings · 6,016 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cactus 3.56 avg rating — 76,492 ratings — published 2018 — 5 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
	Three Things About Elsie / The Cactus / You Me Everything by Joanna Cannon, Sarah Haywood (Goodreads Author), Catherine Isaac (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 15 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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Sarah Haywood rated a book it was amazing The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides	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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Sarah Haywood rated a book it was amazing Long Going by Sophie Calon	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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Sarah Haywood rated a book it was amazing James by Percival Everett	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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“Dealing with members of the opposite sex isn’t that dissimilar from training a dog; you need to be firm and persistent.”
― Sarah Haywood, The Cactus

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“If it wasn’t for the fact that I have colleagues, office life would be bearable.”
― Sarah Haywood, The Cactus

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“I suppose it’s traditional to go down on one knee at this point, but the pelicans have been busy and you’re sitting on my handkerchief.”
― Sarah Haywood, The Cactus

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~~ Members Choice for April ~~

It is now time to vote on our winning book for the April Member's Choice Book Nomination.

Please note that book covers may not be as shown in the poll. Covers vary on different editions. Please go by the title and author, not the book cover.

Time to vote now for the April Members Choice book selection. Even though this poll opened earlier than the 8th, it will remain open until the end of the day on March 14th.

The Map of Salt and Stars

by Zeyn Joukhadar

15 votes, 19.5%

The Funeral Dress

by Susan Gregg Gilmore

14 votes, 18.2%

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

by Robert Dugoni

13 votes, 16.9%

The Weight of Ink

by Rachel Kadish

13 votes, 16.9%

Home Fire

by Kamila Shamsie

11 votes, 14.3%

The Cactus

by Sarah Haywood

9 votes, 11.7%

The Constant Gardener

by John le Carré

2 votes, 2.6%

77 total votes

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