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Rorie Smith

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The United Kingdom

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https://tantanbooks.co.uk/

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Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Crime

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Former journalist. Now living in the wonderful French city of Bordeaux - but home is always Freathy Cliff, Cornwall. Long distance walker. Spain and France. Three other novels. Tombola, Counterpart and One Million Euro.

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Average rating: 4.21 · 29 ratings · 17 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bordeaux, Private Eye 4.25 avg rating — 12 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
	The Station Philosophers' Club by Rorie Smith (Goodreads Author), Siobhan Harrison (illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 9 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
	The Wonderful World of Jane & Oliver Bloke it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Counterpart 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Tombola really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 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
	One Million Euro 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 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

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Rorie Smith rated a book it was amazing Hazlitt and the Mobility Scooter: And Other Stories by Ian Forth	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
Get in on the ground floor. Buy now! This is a young author ( backstory: Damascus, Algiers, Lisbon) on his way up. Some of the stories already appeared in quality international literary magazines. Spicy, original, funny. If the New Yorker does not pi ...more
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Rorie Smith rated a book it was amazing Ellen Lives On by Lynda Haddock (Goodreads Author)	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
A beautifully written novel about a desperately difficult subject. I look forward to reading more from this writer.
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This really is quite a scary story! I thought at first of Clockwork Orange and then the later parts of 1984. Add to that predatory sexual aggression on minors and a good dose of Catholic guilt! The book flows well because the writing is good. It is s ...more
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Rorie Smith rated a book it was amazing A Referendum on Debra & Other Planets by Megan Hastings	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
I was going to start this review by saying that Megan Hastings was late to the party with this Brexit themed novel. But on reflection I think it is really very timely. We have got so used to Brexit now, the hurt it caused is becoming almost historic. ...more
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