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Alexandra Turney grew up in London and studied English Literature at the University of Oxford. Her love of Romantic poets (and pasta) inspired her to move to Rome, where she has lived since 2013. She works as an English teacher and freelance writer. In Exile is her first novel.

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24 January 2019 - my debut novel is published!

Thank you again to everyone who's already bought a copy! I hope you enjoy it. I know it won't be everyone's cup of tea - my grandmother was shocked and said "Alex seems such a cheerful person mostly" - but I hope I've got a readership out there somewhere.

Once you've read it it, I would really, really appreciate a short Amazon/Goodreads review (preferably positive, though they say bad reviews are b Read more of this blog post »

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	In Exile 4.16 avg rating — 62 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
	Get Sleepy Bedtime Stories: Calming Stories to Help You Relax at Bedtime by Slumber Studios, Thomas Jones (Narrator), Shady Grove Oliver really liked it 4.00 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
	THE ODYSSEY: A Calming Adaptation from GET SLEEPY 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
	The Odyssey: A Calming Adaptation from Get Sleepy by Alexandra Turney (Goodreads Author), Thomas Jones (Narrator) 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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