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Mark Oulton

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in Manchester, The United Kingdom

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Travel, Nonfiction, Memoir

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July 2019

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Mark Oulton is a world traveler and astute observer of international culture. Born in the UK, as a child he was moved around the world because of his father’s work in education and overseas development. He spent his formative years in Syria, Kenya, Malawi and Nepal as well as being educated in the UK from age 12. As an adult, he lived in the UK for many years working for the largest private company in the world and then as a company director in Bristol, UK. working in agriculture and related trading and marketing. He then worked in the US for seven years before finally settling in China in 2015. He speaks French and passable Mandarin Chinese and at least another ten languages badly.

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Average rating: 4.3 · 37 ratings · 20 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Red Spy in Harbin: Book 1: In the Beginning 4.62 avg rating — 13 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 Lure of the Red Dragon: Life and Love for a Foreigner in Modern China 3.85 avg rating — 13 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
	The Dead Microphones 4.29 avg rating — 7 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 Climate For Change by Mark Oulton (Goodreads Author), Qing Zhao, Rachel Ford 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	哈尔滨的红色谍影: Red Spy in Harbin — Book One (Simplified Chinese) 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
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Mark Oulton liked Ashley Miller's review of Red Spy in Harbin: Book 1: In the Beginning: "Ok, so usually I read regency romance novels. This book is about 100 or so years off my usual preferred timeline but still so good! It had lots of historical information to help you understand what is going on - even if you have never read a book abo" Read more of this review »
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Mark Oulton made a comment on jamie Wyatt’s review of Red Spy in Harbin: Book 1: In the Beginning " Thank you for your kind comments Jamie. These are what keeps authors motivated and focused. "
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Mark Oulton and 5 other people liked jamie Wyatt's review of Red Spy in Harbin: Book 1: In the Beginning: "This book is very interesting taken place between the 1920’s and 1930’s there is a lot of information and twists n turns I found very interesting and informative. I really enjoyed this story especially the characters will keep you inspired to keep re" Read more of this review »
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Mark Oulton made a comment on Cheryl Tabor’s review of Red Spy in Harbin: Book 1: In the Beginning " Dear Cheryl. Thank you for your generous review, especially as you openly acknowledge that this is not really your genre. That generosity certainly de ...more "
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