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William Nicholson

Born

in Lewes, Sussex, The United Kingdom

January 12, 1948

Website

http://www.williamnicholson.com/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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William Nicholson was born in 1948, and grew up in Sussex and Gloucestershire. His plays for television include Shadowlands and Life Story , both of which won the BAFTA Best Television Drama award in their year; other award-winners were Sweet As You Are and The March . In 1988 he received the Royal Television Society's Writer's Award. His first play, an adaptation of Shadowlands for the stage, was Evening Standard Best Play of 1990, and went on to a Tony Award winning run on Broadway. He was nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay of the film version, which was directed by Richard Attenborough and starred Anthony H ...more

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Lottery living

I’ve never played the lottery. Secretly, I’ve prided myself on the fact that whatever rewards have come my way have been earned by hard work. So it comes as a small shock to realise that I play a kind of lottery every day. This happens without my conscious intention, but it underpins everything I do. More than that, it makes the process of living possible to me. It works like this: at any given ti

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Average rating: 3.96 · 56,941 ratings · 2,644 reviews · 230 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wind Singer (Wind on Fire, #1) by William Nicholson, Peter Sís (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 18,732 ratings — published 2000 — 81 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
	Slaves of the Mastery (Wind on Fire, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 11,505 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	Firesong (Wind On Fire, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 10,849 ratings — published 2002 — 60 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
	Seeker (Noble Warriors Trilogy, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 1,998 ratings — published 2005 — 47 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 Wind on Fire Trilogy: Books 1-3 4.37 avg rating — 1,525 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Jango (Noble Warriors Trilogy, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 1,238 ratings — published 2006 — 25 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
	Noman (Noble Warriors Trilogy, #3) 3.78 avg rating — 947 ratings — published 2007 — 25 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 Secret Intensity of Everyday Life 3.64 avg rating — 955 ratings — published 2008 — 17 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
	Amherst 3.05 avg rating — 808 ratings — published 2015 — 18 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
	Motherland 3.56 avg rating — 671 ratings — published 2012 — 29 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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The Wind on Fire Trilogy (3 books)
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William Nicholson

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Noble Warriors Trilogy (3 books)
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Quotes by William Nicholson (?)

“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

tags: misattributed-to-c-s-lewis, reading

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“I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

tags: inspirational-prayer

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“Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn fast.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

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Polls

What is your choice for May-2013, Post-2012 Book of the Month?

Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini

6 votes, 30.0%

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

5 votes, 25.0%

The Dinner by Herman Koch

3 votes, 15.0%

Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

2 votes, 10.0%

Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline

2 votes, 10.0%

Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler

2 votes, 10.0%

The Unfinished Child by Theresa Shea

0 votes, 0.0%

Motherland by William Nicholson

0 votes, 0.0%

The Boy from Reactor 4 by Orest Stelmach

0 votes, 0.0%

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