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Elaine Cusack

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Gateshead, The United Kingdom

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https://elainecusack.com/

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Poetry, Memoir

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June 2020

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Elaine was born and raised in Felling on Tyne. She started writing in adolescence and her first poetry pamphlet, Bed and Breakfast with Lydia Lunch was published when she was 16. Since then her work has appeared in anthologies, on local and national TV and radio and featured in competitions.
2019 saw the publication of her illustrated poetic memoir, The Princess of Felling about growing up on Tyneside in the 1970s and 1980s. The book features Rev Richard Coles, Tracey Thorn, U.A. Fanthorpe, Lady Elsie Robson, Nick Heyward, Gyles Brandreth and more. Actor and Felling lass Jill Halfpenny says of the book: "Reading Elaine’s stories and poetry takes me back to my childhood in Felling and all of the smells, sounds and tastes of that time. Her wor ...more

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I’m one of 100 North East Poets who have contributed a poem to the anthology Words on a NE Street The book is the brainchild of Andrew Mears and you can read more about the book and its launch on Write Out Loud’s website

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Jul 06, 2021 12:43PM

Comments about The Princess of Felling.

“It’s perfect! I picture it like the Hundred Acre Wood…only in Felling. Just as magic, though.”

“Didn’t know what to expect…perhaps a 21st century interpretation of a classic fairy tale…a well-intended pastiche of a Grimm maybe…but certaily not the affectionate, poignant, passionate tale that I proceeded to devour I really enjoyed this diary, family saga, travelogue and love story. It’s all of these and more….”

“Greatly enjoyed The Princess of Felling by Elaine Cusack. Odd tangential points of contact with my roughly contemporary and congeographic life – Jesmond school, Bloodaxe Books…Contains a splendid Tom Baker story.”

“Was so tempted to gobble this down in one sitting but forced myself to savour small delightful morsels. Just beautiful. And I’d forgotten all about skinshees!”

“I have smiled, nodded, chortled, reminisced, felt nostalgic and cried. Elaine has helped me to recall my own experiences in a parallel universe with exactly 5.9 miles and 1 year between us…”

“In parts it’s educational, nostalgic, humorous, sometimes evoking sad memories for me and lovely memories too. The story telling is seamless and impressive; I summed it up as being a delight!”

“It isn’t long enough! You get to the end and you want more! I love that it’s full of nostalgia and gentle pathos, but shot through with such a delightful, whimsical humour. It’s made me do what I never imagined I’d do: roam around the streets of Felling on Google Earth, looking for the places where these magic events occurred.”

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