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Jane Harrigan

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Jane Harrigan is a novelist, poet and academic writer. Her forthcoming novel, ‘The Unravelling’, is a story of how two minds unravel with mental illness and dementia causing a family to disintegrate. The themes of guilt, betrayal and grief run through this work of literary fiction which has an unlikely saviour in its denouement.
As an Emeritus Professor of the University of London Jane has published numerous academic books on the politics and economics of the Middle East and Africa. Her poetry has been published in several anthologies and magazines. She is an avid traveler and a mental illness and dementia advocate as well as a mental health service user. Her fiction and poetry is informed by her own life experiences and aims to delve into h ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jane Harrigan If I have writer's block I don't force my self to go to my desk to try to write which I know a lot of people do. I simply wait until the inspiration r…moreIf I have writer's block I don't force my self to go to my desk to try to write which I know a lot of people do. I simply wait until the inspiration returns. This may mean I have long barren periods, but when I do write I am lucky to be quite prolific. I treat writer's block in the same way I do my occasional insomnia. I never stay in bed and try to force myself to sleep as I find it counter productive. Instead, I simply accept the fact that I can't sleep, know it can't last forever, and get up and do something else.(less)

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Jane Harrigan I write academic books, poetry and fiction. The best thing about being a writer for me is writing fiction. My fiction draws on my own life experience …moreI write academic books, poetry and fiction. The best thing about being a writer for me is writing fiction. My fiction draws on my own life experience but also allows me to play around with this - to amplify, expand, adjust and create. I also love the way that in a full length novel, even though I start off with a rough plot sketch, the details of the plot just naturally take shape as the novel evolves. Likewise with my character sketches. I never start off by making anything too rigid. It's great fun to just write and see what happens. (less)

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Average rating: 3.42 · 26 ratings · 5 reviews · 13 distinct works

	The Political Economy of Arab Food Sovereignty 3.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	Globalisation, Democratisation and Radicalisation in the Arab World by Jane Harrigan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), H. El-Said (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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 Political Economy of Arab Food Sovereignty 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
	From Dictatorship to Democracy: Economic Policy in Malawi 1964-2000 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000 — 7 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
	Aid and Power - Vol 1: The World Bank and Policy Based Lending by Jane Harrigan (Goodreads Author), Paul Mosley, John Toye liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1995	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
	Aid and Power - Vol 1: The World Bank and Policy Based Lending by Jane Harrigan (Goodreads Author), Paul Mosley, John Toye 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1995 — 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
	Aid and Power in the Arab World by Jane Harrigan (Goodreads Author), Hamed El-Said 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Economic Liberalisation, Social Capital and Islamic Welfare Provision by Jane Harrigan (Goodreads Author), Hamed El-Said 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Aid and Power - Vol 1: The World Bank and Policy Based Lending by Jane Harrigan (Goodreads Author), Paul Mosley, John Toye 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Deradicalising Violent Extremists: Counter-Radicalisation and Deradicalisation Programmes and their Impact in Muslim Majority States by Hamed El-Said, Jane Harrigan (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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