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Laura Wilkinson

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Laura Wilkinson grew up in a Welsh market town and now lives in Brighton with her husband and two boys. Her novels: Crossing the Line; Skin Deep, The Family Line, Public Battles, Private Wars and Redemption Song are published by award-winning Welsh press, Accent. That Night in New York is published by Legend and her historical novel, What The Ocean Keeps by Ginger Sky. What does all her work have in common? Compelling stories, fascinating characters, and ideas that make you think a little. At least she hopes so! As well as writing fiction, she works as an editor & mentor for literary consultancy, Cornerstones, and The Writing Coach. Find out more here: http://laura-wilkinson.co.uk. Or follow her on Twitter: @ScorpioScribble. She loves to he ...more

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Laura Wilkinson From the expression forgive and forget. I don't believe we should forget because otherwise how will we learn? But I do believe in forgiveness. Without…moreFrom the expression forgive and forget. I don't believe we should forget because otherwise how will we learn? But I do believe in forgiveness. Without it love cannot flourish and we can be eaten up with bitterness and rage.(less)
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Public Battles, Private Wars

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Skin Deep

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What The Ocean Keeps

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Redemption Song

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Bloodmining

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That Night in New York

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Imagine your audience naked and other advice

Today, I spoke on two radio shows about my coal and cake novel, Public Battles, Private Wars: on BBC Radio Leeds with Wes Butters and with Jeni Barnett on BBC Radio Sussex. Prior to this I had appeared on radio only once before to speak about my writing, and so despite chanting ‘I’m not nervous, I’m not’, I was. To quell the building heebies, I sent out a plea on Twitter and Facebook and true to f Read more of this blog post »
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What The Ocean Keeps by Laura  Wilkinson
"A blend of fact and fiction this well researched novel is set in the aftermath of WW1. Jack is a Canadian soldier in a repatriation camp where conditions are poor and mutiny threatens. He meets proud independent Alma and the scene is set for a passio" Read more of this review »
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"An immersive love story set against the backdrop of a true but largely forgotten historical event in the aftermath of the First World War.

Kinmel Park in North Wales was built in 1915 as a military training camp. After the Armistice, it became a repat" Read more of this review »
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"Honoured to be the first in the Random Things book tour for What The Ocean Keeps by Laura Wilkinson.

Romance is a genre I read only sparingly and only the best - which I define as believable stories of love between strong women and genuine men. Laura" Read more of this review »
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“Sometimes we need enemies more than we need friends. Mandy Walker”
― Laura Wilkinson, Public Battles, Private Wars

“And I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to keep.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

“Sometimes we need enemies more than we need friends. Mandy Walker”
― Laura Wilkinson, Public Battles, Private Wars

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