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Rachel Walkley

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The United Kingdom

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Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Born in the Midlands, I grew up in East Anglia and am now firmly lodged in the North West of England. My first writing achievement was my Brownie badge and after that I've never let go of the dream of becoming of an author. Once a librarian and caretaker of books, I'm now a teller of tales and want to share with you the secrets that hide in the pages of my books.
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Average rating: 4.08 · 1,377 ratings · 127 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Women of Heachley Hall 4.08 avg rating — 1,180 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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An intriguing mystery told by a ghost

She has no form. She has no voice. But she’s always watching.

As chief conservator at historical Terrington Hall, Amy has one mission: to restore the vast, guilt-stained hoard of the Hurly family. When a family heirl

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Rachel’s Quotes

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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“One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.”
― Antonio Porchia

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“Like magic, she felt him getting nearer, felt it like a pull in the pit of her stomach. It felt like hunger but deeper, heavier. Like the best kind of expectation. Ice cream expectation. Chocolate expectation.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, The Sugar Queen

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“I was like a chocolate in a box, looking well behaved and perfect in place, all the while harboring a secret center.”
― Deb Caletti, Honey, Baby, Sweetheart

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“Apples to oranges, the act of comparing your life to another’s is more like comparing an elephant to an apple, it makes no sense to compare someone’s life that you have no knowledge about to that of your own, of which in all earnest is not something that you completely understand yourself.”
― Forrest Curran, Purple Buddha Project: Purple Book of Self-Love