Kate Darbishire

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Kate Darbishire

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The oldest of seven children, Kate spent most of her childhood with her head in a book. She lived in a world of imagination and often made up stories to entertain her younger siblings.
When her own children came along, she loved snuggling up at bedtime to read them stories. It gave Kate an excuse to keep reading children’s books.
At thirty-three, with her four children either at school or nursery, Kate went to Bath Spa University to study Creative Writing and Education. She thought she’d be a teacher and continue writing as a hobby. It soon became obvious that writing wasn’t just a hobby for her: it was a passion - she would be a children’s author! But there was a problem. One of her daughters, who has Cerebral Palsy, couldn’t walk at four ye
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What a sunning book!

This is one of those books you can just fall into at the end of a long day. It's beautiful, raw and wild, just like its island setting. They may be fierce, but I'd love to ride one of those dragons. Luckily, after reading Skywild,
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“And my chest was as flat as an eight-year-old’s. Lots of the other girls had little buds already beginning to grow. Alice was already a B cup, as she kept boasting in the changing-rooms.”
Kate Darbishire, Speechless

“Young boy like you, I’m sure you’ve got better things to do, my love. You just rest and put your feet up. You’ve been at school all day.” Dad raised his eyes to the ceiling and gave Jake a nod. “Right then, Princess,” Dad said to me. “You go along and start running the bath; I’ll be with you in a bit. I need a word with Gloria.”
Kate Darbishire, Speechless

“Into your places, girls,” Mrs Jenkins barked as we entered the classroom. “Harriet, Mrs Alcott won’t be in today. You’ll just have to muddle along.”
Kate Darbishire, Speechless

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