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The Chicken Soup Murder is Maria Donovan's first novel and grew from a desire to see bereavement from angles other than her own. It brings a touch of humour with a child's account of what happens to the adults around him. It's also a realistic view of what he can do about an unsolved and unrecognised murder and how he and his best friend cope with loss.

Maria Donovan is from Dorset and spends equal time (emotionally if not physically) in the Netherlands, Wales and some imaginary places.

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Average rating: 4.06 · 104 ratings · 31 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Chicken Soup Murder 4.18 avg rating — 51 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
	New Welsh Short Stories by Maria Donovan (Goodreads Author), Francesca Rhydderch (Editor), Penny Thomas (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Pumping Up Napoleon 3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2006 — 4 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
	Botanical Short Stories by Emma Timpany (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Aulic Anamika, Mark Bowers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 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
	France: A Culinary Journey- Classic Recipes from the Regions of France by Alexandra Michell (Editor), Maria Donovan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1992 — 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
	Shortlist 2015: Dundee International Book Prize Finalists by Clarissa N. Goenawan, Melanie Napthine, Martin Cathcart Froden really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015	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
	Tea for Mr Dead liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	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
	Pumping Up Napoleon: And Other Stories 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
	It's A Square World [Signed] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 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
	A jósnő: Korrajz 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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The ancestors of these primroses jumped into a plant pot in Wales and made a journey…

The last photos I took in March were of primroses: the results are a bit shaky: I’m a little out of practice. That’s OK because I’m prompted by Bushboy’s Last on the Card challenge. And as you may know, the idea is to post, unedited, whatever you discover you’ve taken.

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