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Lisa Edwards

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Born

in St Asaph, The United Kingdom

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Memoir, Children's, Nonfiction

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June 2015

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Lisa Edwards is a former publisher (Scholastic, Templar) who is now a writer, editor, agent and yoga teacher.

She grew up in North Wales, but has lived mostly in southeast England. She now lives in London but is planning to return to Wales.

She is currently writing sequel to her memoirs, Cheat Play Live and Dark Horses Ride, which will complete the trilogy. The book is called: Freedom to Roam and will be about being a digital nomad in her fifties.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 479 ratings · 59 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cheat Play Live: an inspiring true story of self-discovery 4.19 avg rating — 116 ratings — 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
	Little Pumpkin: A First Halloween Story by Lisa Edwards (Goodreads Author), Kat Kalindi (Illustrations) 3.62 avg rating — 74 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
	Om Child: I Am Happy: Chakras, Colors, and Feelings by Lisa Edwards (Goodreads Author), Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 47 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
	Om Child: I Am Kind: Ahimsa, Compassion, and Community by Lisa Edwards (Goodreads Author), Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 44 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
	Om Child: I Am Well: Mind, Body, and Healthy Habits by Lisa Edwards (Goodreads Author), Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrations) 3.83 avg rating — 41 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
	Om Child: I Am Calm: Yin & Yang, Opposites, and Balance by Lisa Edwards (Goodreads Author), Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrations) 4.13 avg rating — 32 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
	Little Star: You Are the Light by Lisa Edwards (Goodreads Author), Kat Kalindi (Illustrations) 3.72 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2022	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
	Because You Can: a mini guide to living without alcohol 3.71 avg rating — 28 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
	Dark Horses Ride 4.30 avg rating — 20 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
	Little Bear 3.45 avg rating — 20 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

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Ar y Bysiau (Welsh: on the buses)

I’m someone who can drive but doesn’t currently have a car. I rely on public transport and good old walking wherever I go. When I go on hiking trips to the Lake District or my homeland, North Wales, I use the public buses to get everywhere. If you’re a car owner you’re probably recoiling in horror right now, but let me tell you about the joy of bysiau.

Travelling on foot or by bus means that you ar

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Us Against You (Beartown #2)

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Lisa Edwards and 50 other people liked Mark's review of When God Was a Rabbit: "Sorry. This review contains a mini spoiler but I couldn't work out how to hide it so if you don't want any giveaway info you'd better ignore this one. However if you are continuing to read, thanks. Having read this for my local bookclub meeting this " Read more of this review »
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Lisa Edwards and 14 other people liked Rebecca's review of When God Was a Rabbit: "I’d enjoyed Winman’s Tin Man so was very disappointed with this latest book club read. You can tell it was a debut novel because she really threw the kitchen sink in when it comes to quirkiness and magic realism. I don’t like when quirkiness is there" Read more of this review »
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I knew I ‘should’ read this book even though it took me years to get round to it. I only recently discovered the brilliant Still Life so felt compelled to read this now and almost wish I’d left it unread. It’s so clearly a work-in-progress on her jou ...more
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