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#36 Amazon's Best Sellers List
Thrilled to bits !! - TOWARDS BLUE SKIES has made into Amazon's Best Sellers at #36 in Real Life Tragedy category.
As a debut author I'm so delighted and rather swept off my feet. My memoir started life just as a personal project with no aim at the time to publish.
It's not an easy read in places as it covers a difficult subject. It was an even harder 'write' and I shed a lot of tears having to re Read more of this blog post »
As a debut author I'm so delighted and rather swept off my feet. My memoir started life just as a personal project with no aim at the time to publish.
It's not an easy read in places as it covers a difficult subject. It was an even harder 'write' and I shed a lot of tears having to re Read more of this blog post »
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Hello Peter - thank you so much for your thoughtful review of Towards Blue Skies. I'm pleased to know you found it both heartbreaking and beautifully
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Hi Nexly, I greatly appreciate your review of my memoir. I read all reviews with interest and gratitude. Kind regards, Adele Minnar
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Hello Rebecca, I would like to thank you for your review of my memoir and for which I am very appreciative. With best wishes, Adele Minnar
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Thank you Rachel for your review of Towards Blue Skies. I read all reviews with interest and appreciation. With best wishes, Adele Minnar
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Hi Wren, many thanks for your review of my book. I read all reviews with interest and appreciation. Kind regards, Adele Minnar
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Adele Minnar has written a memoir that is as heartbreaking as it is inspiring. She takes us through her childhood in post war Britain, from an idyllic start in rural Shropshire to a life marked by physical and emotional cruelty at the hands of h" Read more of this review » |
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“I stood and stared. I frantically looked into the drain's murky water but the coin was nowhere to be seen. It had gone for good! I was paralysed with fear because I knew what was coming.”
― Towards Blue Skies: A Memoir of Innocence, Fear and Resilience
― Towards Blue Skies: A Memoir of Innocence, Fear and Resilience
“I stood and stared. I frantically looked into the drain's murky water but the coin was nowhere to be seen. It had gone for good! I was paralysed with fear because I knew what was coming.”
― Towards Blue Skies: A Memoir of Innocence, Fear and Resilience
― Towards Blue Skies: A Memoir of Innocence, Fear and Resilience
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