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Alex Pearl

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Back in the distant mists of time, Alex spent three years at art college in Maidstone; a college that David Hockney once taught at, and later described in a piece for The Sunday Times as the 'most miserable' episode of his life. Here, Alex was responsible for producing - among other things - the college's first theatrical production in which the lead character accidentally caught fire. Following college, he found employment in the advertising industry as a copywriter. He has turned to writing fiction in the twilight years of his writing career.

His novella, 'Sleeping with the Blackbirds' - a black, comic urban fantasy, was initially written for his children in 2011 and published by PenPress. It was longlisted by the Millennium Book Awards 20
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If you loved 'Gregory's Girl' and 'Local Hero', you'll more than likely fall for 'The Ballad of Wallace Island.'

 



There is something a little disconcerting about encountering real-life film stars when going to see a movie. The last time this happened to me was at the National Film Theatre. I can’t remember the film in question, but when the film finished and the lights faded up, I found myself sitting directly behind the entire cast.

Yesterday’s encounter was far less dramatic. We were on our way to

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