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P.J. Young

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P.J. Young

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I was born thirty four years ago in sleepy Portsmouth* in the UK and learnt to read in 1982 when the best books around were ‘Holiday at the Dew Drop Inn’, ‘Malory Towers’ and ‘I Capture the Castle’. After getting over my initial awe of the concept of puns, sitting in the kitchen sink and the contents of boarding school tuck boxes in the 1940s, I started writing my own books, which usually focused on the adventures of dogs or people with umbrellas.

At thirteen, I suffered a crisis of confidence: my fringe was too thick, I wore white-rimmed glasses, no one fancied me and – the worst - I had no idea whether I was a ‘grunger’ or a ‘raver’.

In the last twelve years, I have had a few more career changes than is possibly healthy but they have always
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Average rating: 3.63 · 24 ratings · 20 reviews · 4 distinct works
To Be Honest

3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012
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Danielle Looking forward to reading your book :)


message 12: by P.J.

P.J. Young Great - thanks Caitlin; I really can't wait to hear what you think! xx


message 11: by Caitlin

Caitlin Thanks. : )

Can't wait to read your book!


message 10: by Pang

Pang Happy Holidays & Happy New Year =D Hi P.J.!! :D Thanks for the adding. Looking forward to read your book. =)


message 9: by Megan

Megan I would love to read your book, but I'm not a book reviewer. I just read for fun. And I honestly don't have the time or patience to review books. Thank you for the offer, though.


Camille Cheng thanks for the add!and I'm looking forward to reading your book :D


message 7: by P.J.

P.J. Young No problem - look forward to hearing from you! x


Ruzina I will check out the book :D thanks for the request xD


message 5: by P.J.

P.J. Young No problem :) - thanks for friending back! x


message 4: by Sarah

Sarah Hi P.J., thank you for the friend request! (=


Ashley Thanks for the add, PJ! :)


message 2: by P.J.

P.J. Young Hi Alex

No problem - let me know when your circumstances change and I'll be happy to send you one :)

Thanks
PJ


message 1: by Alex (last edited Oct 20, 2012 03:26PM)

Alex Sharrock Hi PJ :)

Thank you for the friend request :)

With regards to the E book, I don't have an E-reader :/ I will be getting on in the next few months. I will be more than willing to take a copy if the offer is still open then :)

Thanks again,

Alex xx


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