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I'm a Frenchman who's been living in England for about 20 years now.

I work as a Care Support Worker (I used to support vulnerable adults with profound learning disabilities and/or mental disorders, and I'm currently supporting elderlies with dementia and/ or other issues). I'm also absolutely passionate about my job! My library, then, will reflect that; as I read a lot about mental health; psychiatry and psychology; dementia; learning disabilities; substance abuse; and other various related topics (e.g. neurology, eugenics, transhumanism etc. etc. etc.).

I'm also very interested in nature and related topics too (e.g. botany; gardening; animals; environmentalism etc.).

I don't only read, but also write. I love poetry and published a collectio ...more

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	A Vow - A Collection of Love Poems by Aurélien Thomas (Goodreads Author), Ayo Gutierrez (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Poems written under my grandfather's tree by Imrankhan Bhayo, Ayo Gutierrez (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ssareeta Singh (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	SCENTSIBILITY by Ayo Gutierrez (Goodreads Author), JinQue R.D. (Illustrator), Edentu Oroso (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Momaya Poetry Review 2018: Love by Maya Cointreau (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Monisha Saldanha (Editor), Aurélien Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	In the Crosshairs by Ayo Gutierrez (Goodreads Author), Pete Cox (Contributor), Kelly Glover (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Du diable vos vers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	To Dads -with Love by Aurélien Thomas (Goodreads Author), Sharon Larkin (Introduction, Contributor), Ayo Gutierrez (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2021	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
	Poems Written Under My Grandfather's Tree by Imran Bhayo, Ssareeta Singh (Illustrator), Ayo Gutierrez (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 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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That is not dead which can eternal lie And with strange eons even death may die I discovered Lovecraft as a teenager, when a literature teacher gave our class 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward' to read and as part of our topic on science-fiction. I imme ...more
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message 5: by Aurélien

Jul 04, 2020 11:18AM

Bethany wrote: "Thanks for the recommendation. I just picked up a copy. Yearnings: Collected Poetry"

Awesome! Please let us know what you think of it ;-)

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message 4: by Bethany (last edited Jul 04, 2020 11:03AM)

Jul 04, 2020 11:02AM

Thanks for the recommendation. I just picked up a copy. Yearnings: Collected Poetry

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message 3: by Aurélien

Apr 19, 2018 11:02AM

Majenta wrote: "Bonjour, Aurelien! Merci pour contacting me. I hope you're well and having a great week! Congratulations on your book! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. No, I haven't read THE RED SCARF ..."

Best wishes to you too, and see you around in here! 😊

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message 2: by Majenta

Apr 19, 2018 10:42AM

Bonjour, Aurelien! Merci pour contacting me. I hope you're well and having a great week! Congratulations on your book! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. No, I haven't read THE RED SCARF GIRL, only the reviews of it--I'm glad there are so many! I hope you'll soon have a lot of reviews of your book. Blessings!
Best wishes from Majenta

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