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Meredith Whitford

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Meredith Whitford lives in South Australia. She has a BA from the University of Adelaide and a Master's degree in Creative Writing from Flinders University. Her four published books are TREASON, fiction about Richard III; SHAKESPEARE'S WILL (also fiction,about WS's marriage) and MISSING CHRISTINA, a novel which draws on her experiences as an adopted child and includes a South Australian mystery, and the biography CHURCHIILL'S REBELS: JESSICA MITFORD & ESMOND ROMILLY. She won readers awards for TREASON and the biography. She has just finished another historical novel and is working on a family biography. She is a freelance editor, and as director of Between Us Manuscript Assessment Service has worked on several prize-winning books. Her inter ...more

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	Treason 4.02 avg rating — 522 ratings — published 2004 — 7 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
	Shakespeare's Will really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2010 — 7 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
	Jessica Mitford: Churchill's Rebel 3.90 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Missing Christina 4.21 avg rating — 28 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
	Churchill's Rebels: Jessica Mitford & Esmond Romilly 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014	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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Too "bitty" for me. It offers no real help or insight into mental health issues and their treatments, then wanders off into memories of bits of her career. ...more
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