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Sandie Zand

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Born in Lancashire, a stone’s throw from the infamous witches’ cairn on Pendle Hill, Sandie was educated at the local grammar school where she excelled in English, Art, History and Detention.

She lived in various parts of the UK for 33 years - earning her keep in business development and project management roles - before returning to her witchy roots, where she now works as a management consultant and writes non-work stuff when she can.

Writing as Sandie Zand, she has had short stories published in the Words to Music (2011) collection. Her début novel The Sky is not Blue was published by Mad Bear Books in July 2013 and her second novel, the town that danced was published in 2015. She blogs at Thoughts from the Shed (www.sandiezand.com) and ...more

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on perception and memory…

I met an old and dear friend for dinner this week, someone who is – outside of family – my longest-known-and-still-in-contact-with person. We’ve known each other 40 years, but have lived quite distinct lives for the last 35 – catching up sometimes rarely, but in that glorious “it’s as though the intervening time hasn’t happened” way.

And yet it has. Sitting, post-prandial, by the log fire in a wond

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	The Sky is Not Blue 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 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 town that danced it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 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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Defend the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5

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“Most men spend their lives in one of two states of being: kidding others or kidding themselves. It’s probably fair to say a proportion of them exist in both modes simultaneously.”
― Sandie Zand, The Sky is Not Blue

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“Always be a poet, even in prose.”
― Charles Baudelaire

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message 3: by Saniya (last edited Mar 22, 2011 12:44PM)

Mar 22, 2011 12:44PM

Heyy!! =D thanks for the add!^^

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message 2: by Cheryl

Mar 19, 2011 05:23AM

Thanks for the friend request!

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message 1: by Harlequin Books

Feb 26, 2011 01:58PM

Hi Sandie, thanks for being a friend. I’m looking forward to getting to know you. I want you to know that if you ever have any questions about the books on my shelves or about eHarlequin.com, I would be delighted to answer them. Also, I list as much eHarlequin news and author news as I can so be sure to watch for my updates.

Happy reading,
Kim S., Harlequin Books ambassador

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