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Karen Powell

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Karen Powell grew up in Rochester, Kent. She studied English Literature at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, and now lives in York with her husband and daughter.

Average rating: 3.98 · 1,696 ratings · 310 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
Fifteen Wild Decembers

4.12 avg rating — 1,294 ratings9 editions
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The River Within

3.51 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions
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Catching the Light

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015
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Broken Biscuits by Adam Farrer
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I was a huge fan of Adam Farrer's debut, Cold Fish Soup, so very pleased to get my hands on this new offering. Broken Biscuits has the confidence that comes with a second book, Farrer in more discursive mode this time around, but with the same winnin ...more
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