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Carolyn Jess-Cooke

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in Belfast, The United Kingdom

August 26

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Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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C.J. (Carolyn) Cooke is an acclaimed, award-winning poet, novelist and academic with numerous publications as Carolyn Jess-Cooke and Caro Carver. Her work has been published in twenty-three languages to date. Born in Belfast, C.J. has a PhD in Literature from Queen’s University, Belfast, and is currently Reader in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, where she also researches the impact of motherhood on women’s writing and creative writing interventions for mental health. Her books have been reviewed in The New York Times, The Guardian, Good Housekeeping, and the Daily Mail. She has been nominated for an Edgar Award and an ITW Thriller Award, selected as Waterstones’ Paperback Book of the Year and a BBC 2 Pick, and has had two Boo ...more

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	The Boy Who Could See Demons 3.88 avg rating — 5,090 ratings — published 2012 — 32 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 Guardian Angel's Journal 3.89 avg rating — 1,443 ratings — published 2010 — 35 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
	Writing Motherhood by Carolyn Jess-Cooke (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Patricia Ace (Contributor) 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2017	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
	Inroads 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2010 — 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
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	Shakespeare on Film: Such Things as Dreams Are Made Of 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	We Have to Leave the Earth 4.29 avg rating — 7 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
	Film Sequels: Theory and Practice from Hollywood to Bollywood 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Journal D'un Ange Gardien 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	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 Boy Who Could See Demons: A Novel by Carolyn Jess-Cooke (Goodreads Author), Bruce Mann (Narrator) 3.33 avg rating — 6 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

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“Nobody needs to be taken to Hell to experience it. We just grow despair inside the soul until it becomes a world in and around a human.”
― Carolyn Jess-Cooke, The Boy Who Could See Demons

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“Sometimes an answer doesn't come in one go. Sometimes it has so many layers to it that it takes time for the person to tell you what they really mean.”
― Carolyn Jess-Cooke, The Boy Who Could See Demons

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“I feel the human mind is a jigsaw puzzle that I will never be able to solve.”
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“Nobody needs to be taken to Hell to experience it. We just grow despair inside the soul until it becomes a world in and around a human.”
― Carolyn Jess-Cooke, The Boy Who Could See Demons

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“Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.”
― Vincent Van Gogh

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“How fierce love is when it is threatened.”
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Feb 17, 2013 08:58AM

Ann I'm so sorry I've only just got this message (but see you sent it back in Dec?!) Thanks so much for ordering my book, shall have a look at The Master's Tale anon. x

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message 1: by Ann

Dec 06, 2012 05:34AM

I was so impressed by what I read of 'The Boy Who Could See Demons' that I've just ordered a copy. Impressed too by your ref to 'The Screwtape Letters' - read this recently!
As you're from Belfast, I hope the Titanic story still interests you. You might like to read THE MASTER'S TALE, Capt Smith's account (in novel form, of course!) of his life and what led up to the tragedy. www.annvictoriaroberts.co.uk for more info. Thanks!

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