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Sam Hambly

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in Chatham, Kent, The United Kingdom

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Fiction, Fantasy, Memoir

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Real life, memory, childhood, and the idea that small things have a mu ...more

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I am a 55 year old woman living on the southeast coast of England, with my two very opinionated dogs.

I am a former nurse who worked mainly in A&E

I started writing to tell the stories that had been sitting in my head for years, to leave something behind, and to make sense of my life after a long period of isolation due to chronic illness and physical disability.

I’ve written memoirs, and I have released my fiction Trilogy The Black Button, The Black Button: The Awakening & The Black Button: The Eternal Keeper.

It was inspired by a tin of buttons I played with as a child, and draws on real life experiences and people with a thread of magical fantasy.

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Average rating: 4.79 · 14 ratings · 5 reviews · 8 distinct works

	The Black Button (The Keepers Series Book 1) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	We’re Strong When We Are Still: What comes after survival it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Before I Learned to Hold it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 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
	Where I Learned to Hold: On family, loss, and the people who shape us really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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
	The Black Button Book II: The Awakening (The Keepers Series 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	The Black Button - The Awakening it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	The Theme Park That Forgot the Manual: A Gentle Colouring Book 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
	The Black Button: The Eternal Keeper (The Keepers Series Book 3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Fabulously funny gritty made me Laugh out Loud. This genuinely made me laugh out loud. From the reminder that hairdressers are not a crèche, to the child who went home with two hairbrushes stuck in her hair because the alternative was cutting them out ...more
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Wonderfully Imaginative take on Christmas 🎄 A wonderfully imaginative take on Christmas magic with a genuinely original premise. I loved the idea of blending the North Pole with the corporate and legal world, and there were some lovely touches throug ...more
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Slow start, well worth persevering. Dark layered horror. 4★ This was a strange one for me because It took me ages to understand what was going on. For a large part of the book, I struggled with the pacing and the shifting perspectives. There are several ...more
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Lovely illustrations This is a lovely collection of short, illustrated stories aimed at younger children. What stood out to me immediately were the illustrations. They are bright, colourful and full of animals and little details to look at, and I can ...more
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Thought-provoking, clever and full of heart. ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ I really enjoyed The Second Thread. At its heart, this is a brilliant story about love, loss, the choices we make and that fascinating question of what our lives might have looked like if we'd taken a ...more
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