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Laura Jarratt

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Salford, The United Kingdom

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Young Adult

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Rosemary Sutcliff, Margaret Mahy, Placebo, New Model Army ...more

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Laura Jarratt was born in Salford in the 1970s, the decade fashion should really forget. She remains mentally scarred from the numerous childhood photos of her in very bad clothes, which she blames for her present aversion to having her picture taken. Despite being good at English, Classics and Modern Foreign Languages, she accidentally studied Microbiology at university and then went on to work in education. Laura escaped the city as soon as possible as she becomes claustrophobic if not surrounded by enough green. Concrete just does not do it for her.

She's lived throughout the UK but came home to the North West where she is currently owned by Henry, a ginger cat without a tail, who holds the family in thrall. ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 7,259 ratings · 935 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Skin Deep 4.06 avg rating — 2,768 ratings — published 2012 — 13 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
	Two Little Girls 3.69 avg rating — 1,701 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	By Any Other Name 3.91 avg rating — 943 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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
	Mother 4.02 avg rating — 897 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Louder Than Words 4.03 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Without Saying Goodbye 3.92 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 2023 — 6 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
	In Another Life 3.78 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Disappeared 3.90 avg rating — 67 ratings — 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
	Two Little Girls: A Novel by Laura Jarratt (Goodreads Author), Hannah Curtis (Narrator), Ana Clements (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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“They're just scars. They're not you.”
― Laura Jarratt

tags: jenna, ryan, scars, skin-deep

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“Scars are beautiful too, you know. They're a badge we wear
for the world to show we've lived."...
"And that we've survived.
So they have a beauty all of their own.”
― Laura Jarratt, Skin Deep

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“I want to ask you something.'
'The answer's yes.'
'What? You don't know the question yet.'
'Yes, I do. It's am I fantastic in bed.”
― Laura Jarratt, Skin Deep

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