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S.C. Skillman

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in Farnborough, Kent, The United Kingdom

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Genre

Nonfiction, Paranormal, Mystery

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March 2011

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Books: two mystery novels: Mystical Circles and A Passionate Spirit. One writers' guide Perilous Path. Three nonfiction books published by Amberley: Paranormal Warwickshire, Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire & A-Z of Warwick.

Lives: Warwick, UK.

Occupation: Writer / mother

Family: Son Jamie, daughter Abigail and husband David

Siblings: Older brother Chris and older sister Julia

Pets: One cat, Molly

Hobbies: reading, visiting historical properties; singing, visiting art galleries and museums, going to musicals, concerts and theatre

Degrees: B. A. (Hons) in English Literature from the University of Lancaster.

Home town: Orpington, Kent, in the London Borough of Bromley.

Three words that describe you best: fluid, persistent, unstoppable

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Average rating: 3.8 · 88 ratings · 54 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Mystical Circles 3.59 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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
	Paranormal Warwickshire 4.56 avg rating — 16 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
	A Passionate Spirit 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Perilous Path: A Writer's Journey 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 5 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
	Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Stratford-upon-Avon Riverside Trail

The Stratford-upon-Avon Riverside Trail takes you from the Swan Theatre and Avonbank Gardens along past the chain ferry, Southern Lane, Waterside and The Other Place to Holy Trinity and from there on to Lucy’s Mill and Footbridge where you cross the Avon and walk back along the East Bank to Stratford Boat Club.

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Dostoyevsky: A Life of Contradiction

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Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin’s London

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The Book of English Magic: The rich and unputdownable history of English magical lore and practice

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S.C. Skillman rated a book really liked it A Real Family Easter by Jane Gordon-Cumming (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
There is so much to love about this novel, especially the setting, and the atmospheric descriptions of the Dower House, the Gothic holiday home to which the main protagonist Catherine is lured by her ex-husband’s family. I enjoyed the way the author ...more
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S.C. Skillman rated a book it was amazing David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God: A spiritual meditation on his music and creativity by Peter Ormerod	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
This is a very holistic exploration of Bowie’s story, brilliantly considered and examined by Ormerod. In fact the story could so easily be an obscure and dense meandering through the enchantment of a rock star with eastern religions, mind-altering dr ...more
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S.C. Skillman rated a book it was amazing Degrees of Affinity: The war in England is intensifying... (The Tarnished Crown Series Book 3) by C. F. Dunn	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
CF Dunn continues her intensely absorbing narrative set during the Wars of the Roses, with book 3 in this enthralling series, as we follow the progress of Isobel Fenton and her beloved husband Robert, the new Earl, through the treacherous twists and ...more
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S.C. Skillman rated a book it was amazing Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives by Alice Loxton	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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S.C. Skillman rated a book it was amazing The Echo of Crows (Merrily Watkins #16) by Phil Rickman	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 devoured this, the 16th book in the Merrily Watkins series, within a few days of buying it and loved it. I admit I hardly wanted to read to the end because, as someone who has read through the entire series in order as the books came out, it felt s ...more
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“This is Nature - the balance of colossal forces... the mighty Cosmos in perfect equilibrium produces - this...sometimes it seems to me that man is come where he is not wanted...why should he run about here and there, talking about the stars, disturbing the blades of grass?
from Lord Jim”
― Joseph Conrad

tags: cosmic-theory, philosophic-pessimism, philosophical-reflection

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“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

tags: book, inspirational

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“Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I can not live without my life! I can not live without my soul!”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

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“He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths - so that he could 'come over' some afternoon to a stranger's garden.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

tags: life-lessons, lifestyle

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“My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods: time will change it, I'm well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Healthcliff! He's always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being.”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights