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Stuart Wakefield

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Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Fiction

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Stuart is an author and book coach who writes about men who love men. He has been published by Dreamspinner Press and Vine Leaves Press, and his latest novel, Behind the Seams, was a BookLife Prize Fiction Contest Semifinalist.

Stuart holds an MA in Professional Writing and lives in the UK with his husband, pets and too many action figures for a man his age.

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Average rating: 3.37 · 488 ratings · 102 reviews · 14 distinct works

	The Elements of Love 3.17 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Body of Water (The Orcadian Novels, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2011 — 11 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
	Memory of Water (The Orcadian Novels, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Behind the Seams 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Out in the Cold 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	Bev's Big Night and Other Stories liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Brain Dead Gorgeous (Better Off Fed Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
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Embracing the Blank Page

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The Orcadian Novels (2 books)
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Emma

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A Gay History of Britain: Love and Sex Between Men Since the Middle Ages

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Ah, Mansfield Park. The Austen novel for people who think Elizabeth Bennet was a bit too fun. Here, our heroine Fanny Price is less a spirited social commentator and more a houseplant. She’s delicate, under-watered, and perpetually in the corner. Whi ...more
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En l'absence des hommes est un roman d’une intensité rare, où chaque mot semble choisi avec une précision chirurgicale et une sensibilité bouleversante. Philippe Besson nous plonge dans le Paris de 1916, au cœur d’une histoire d’amour interdite, à la ...more
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“There's no point in trying to drown your sorrows, Shaun; they swim better than I do.”
― Stuart Wakefield, Memory of Water

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“A water birth was all she could think about apart from getting away from her husband, Mackay, the knight in shining armour who had proved to be a metal-plated misogynist.”
― Stuart Wakefield, Body of Water

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“I didn't sleep for three days. On day four, my shears came alive and told me I could make puppies out of mystical cake mix.”
― Stuart Wakefield, Behind the Seams

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Dreamspinner Press: Isali Dreams by Zahra Owens and Stuart Wakefield	1	16	Feb 22, 2012 08:20AM
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Stuart’s Quotes

“We don't buy organic. I ain't paying over the odds so some chicken gets extra legroom.”
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“There's this guy at my local Italian, yeah? Proper creepy. Reckon he wants his penne in my cunnelloni.”
― Stuart Wakefield, Behind the Seams

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“I suggest you distance yourself from the fashion world. You've already made an excellent start with that dress.”
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“I didn't sleep for three days. On day four, my shears came alive and told me I could make puppies out of mystical cake mix.”
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“You're not broken. You're a bit chipped around the edges, but you're not broken.”
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