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Lizzie Eldridge grew up in Glasgow and after 15 years teaching theatre in UK universities, she moved to Malta to work as a writer, actor and teacher. She returned to Glasgow in December 2019 where she continues to work as a freelance writer and teacher.

Lizzie is also a political activist and is heavily involved in the fight to get justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia, a journalist assassinated in Malta in 2017. This informs Lizzie's journalistic work as well as her creative fiction and she was recently elected to the board of Scottish PEN.

Lizzie's first novel, Duende, was published in 2011 and is now available in its second edition (2014): http://amzn.to/1LV7WHp This book is set in Spain in the period leading up to civil war.

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Lizzie Eldridge I've literally just started working on my next novel. I wrote 50,000 words of a previous book and then got stuck. I couldn't move the plot (such as it…moreI've literally just started working on my next novel. I wrote 50,000 words of a previous book and then got stuck. I couldn't move the plot (such as it was) further and I had too many ideas and I left it alone for a while. But on the basis of some of these ideas - not all! - I've now found a new story which I hope I have the ability and stamina to see through to the end. Location-wise, it includes the Spain of Duende, Glasgow (the city where my forthcoming novel, Vandalism takes place), and Malta, which is now my home. So we'll see where this ends up :)(less)
Lizzie Eldridge Narnia, of course. Who wouldn't want to be wrapped in soft warm fur and indulge in Turkish Delight? :) If I could go to Narnia, I'd walk through the s…moreNarnia, of course. Who wouldn't want to be wrapped in soft warm fur and indulge in Turkish Delight? :) If I could go to Narnia, I'd walk through the snow and take in the feel of a land where time stands still. I'd simply breathe in the sharp frosty air that formed such a significant part of my childhood. (less)
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“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.”
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Lizzie Eldridge Thank you very much, Majenta, and enjoy your reading, too!


Majenta Hello, Pnawn Da, Bongu! Thank you, diolch, grazzi for contacting me. I hope you're well and having a great life. Congratulations on your books. I hope Malta is an inspirational setting in which to create and write. Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Have a great weekend and week ahead leading into Autumn 2017. Blessings!

Best wishes from Majenta


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