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Simon Northouse

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Leeds, The United Kingdom

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Humor and Comedy, Romance, Contemporary

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Simon Northouse writes books that entertain. His stories include hefty doses of self-deprecating satire, ironic farce and droll bathos delivered in a deadpan Yorkshire voice.

However, as many of his fans have pointed out, there is much, much more to his books than laughter.

He touches on social issues that have plagued humans since the first man pointed at a woman on the back of a woolly mammoth and shouted, "Oi, love, come down from there. That's a man's job!" Racism, misogyny, sexism, elitism, classism, anxiety, self-doubt and entitlement are just a sprinkling of issues that intersperse his works.

He’s also big on love, mateship, truth and loyalty and their darker flip sides. Yes, there is humour, bonding, ridiculous situations and tender to ...more

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Average rating: 4.27 · 1,526 ratings · 147 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nuts At Christmas: Drama, Comedy, Action! The Shooting Star Series 4.14 avg rating — 347 ratings — 4 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
	Arc Of A Shooting Star (The Shooting Star Series, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 215 ratings — 9 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
	Bells At Christmas: Drama, Comedy, Action! The Shooting Star Series 4.43 avg rating — 141 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
	Fall Of A Shooting Star (The Shooting Star, #3) 4.41 avg rating — 98 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
	CATCH A SHOOTING STAR (The Shooting Star Series Book 2) 4.40 avg rating — 95 ratings — 4 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
	Eggs Unscrambled: Drama, Comedy, Action! The Shooting Star Series 4.59 avg rating — 87 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
	I Will Survive: Drama, Comedy, Action! The Shooting Star Series 4.63 avg rating — 81 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
	Tuscan Run: Drama, Comedy, Action! The Shooting Star Series 4.62 avg rating — 58 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
	Keep On Keeping On: Life Is A Bowl Of Soup - Grab A Fork - Best Of - Book 1 3.98 avg rating — 59 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
	The Shooting Star Series: Books 1-4 4.35 avg rating — 49 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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Series by Simon Northouse

The Shooting Star (8 books)
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4.30 avg rating — 1,213 ratings

Let's Get Discombobulated (4 books)
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Soul Love (2 books)
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School Days (2 books)
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3.70 avg rating — 46 ratings

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Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who Have Been Condemned And Executed For Murder, The Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining Or Other Offences Vol.- II

by Arthur L. Hayward

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Rogues of the Road: Highwaymen & Highway Robbery In 18th Century England

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Laidlaw (Jack Laidlaw, #1)

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“worked at the multinational company for excruciatingly dull things,”
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