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Anna Ralph

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Born

in Thornaby, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.annabarker.co.uk/

Genre

Mystery, Thriller, Contemporary

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susan hill

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Dr Anna Ralph (Barker) is an award-winning novelist and journalist. Her first novel The Floating Island (Arrow, 2008) won a Betty Trask best debut award from the Society of Authors. It was inspired by the real floating island on Derwentwater in the Lake District and tells the story of Matt, a 15-year-old boy, who rows out to the island with his younger brother to plant a flag with disastrous consequences.

Her second novel Before I Knew Him (Arrow, 2009) was also inspired by landscape, particularly the coast of Northumberland. Much of this novel, which was shortlisted for a Good Housekeeping Good Read award, drew upon the themes Anna had begun to explore in the first book: love, sexuality, memory, trauma, obsession and betrayal.

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Anna Ralph Free writing can and does help when the words stop coming. I like to give myself a targeted free write. This involves setting myself a question or a p…moreFree writing can and does help when the words stop coming. I like to give myself a targeted free write. This involves setting myself a question or a problem I need to solve - how will my character's relationship with X develop, for example. Then write without stopping for 15 minutes. It doesn't matter what you write, even if it is 'must buy more cat food', the act of writing freely will loosen up the creativity that's become stalled for other reasons. (less)

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Anna Ralph Start by giving a character an impossible situation. Something happens to them that throws their life completely out of balance. Nothing will be the s…moreStart by giving a character an impossible situation. Something happens to them that throws their life completely out of balance. Nothing will be the same for them again. What will they do to get things back on track? This will give your story tension - but don't make it easy for them! (less)

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Average rating: 3.44 · 704 ratings · 87 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Book Lovers' Appreciation Society by Cecelia Ahern, Maeve Binchy, Mavis Cheek 3.45 avg rating — 500 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Before I Knew Him 3.46 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2008 — 7 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
	The Floating Island 3.33 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2007 — 7 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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	[Before I Knew Him] [By: Ralph, Anna] [May, 2009] by Anna Ralph (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 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