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Angela Young is a graduate of Middlesex University’s MA in Creative Writing. In 1995, BBC Books published Young's 30,000-word ending to Edith Wharton’s last, unfinished novel, The Buccaneers.

Young's novels, Speaking of Love and The Dance of Love, explore what happens when we don't say how we feel. Young's first non-fiction explores the tragedy of Titanic, through the eyes of two survivors: an aristocrat (Young's great-grandmother) and an able seaman.

Young lives and writes in south-west London. Her website address is: www.angela-young.co.uk if you'd like to find out more. ...more

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	The Dance of Love 4.23 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Speaking of Love 3.81 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2007 — 9 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 Wishing Stone: A short story about a magical stone that grants its owner wishes. 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
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	Large Print Easy Crossword Puzzle Activity Book For Adults: Easy to Read Crossword Puzzles for Adults \| Medium Level 175+ Crosswords Puzzles - Volume 4 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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Here are seven books I love, for Valentine’s Day: * Pincher Martin by William Golding – for his entirely unexpected ending * Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine – for her poetic honesty about racism * Possession by AS Byatt – because Byatt allows her academics to be fully human (they fall in love […]

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“We restore order through the imagination. We restore hope over and over and over again ... .”
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