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Meriel Brooke

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Born
in Penang, Malaysia
October 30, 1932

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After moving to Herefordshire and setting up a small organic farm with her husband, Meriel Brook's first book was published. Pot of Gold is a humorous account of how they coped.
Since then, three more books have been published: An Undesirable Marriage tells the story of a boy who fought in both World Wars and whose love life on two different continents got him into trouble. Sugar Pants lets us into the life of an actor whose good looks led to childhood abuse and a complicated decision on his sexuality. The Story of Jacqueline Jackdaw is an illustrated children's book for young readers, about a clever jackdaw who became friends with a ten year old boy who wants to learn to fly.
Born in Malaya, Meriel has had several careers. First, she qualif
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Sugar Pants

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An Undesirable Marriage

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Delighted to post that my book, An Undesirable Marriage, was book of the day on 30 October 2016.

Here's the review (hope it gets me some sales!)

"An Undesirable Marriage was difficult to put down; therefore, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars."
Review on onlilinebookclub by 'catinthehat''

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