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Fran Macilvey

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Born

Kinshasa, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

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Genre

Memoir, Self Help, Fiction

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December 2013

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I was born in Congo in 1965. Returning to Scotland in 1972, I spent eight years at boarding school, before qualifying in law and practising as a solicitor for ten years. 'Trapped: My Life with Cerebral Palsy' (Skyhorse, New York) is my true story. Two follow-up books, 'Happinesss Matters' and 'Making Miracles' (self-help) share some of the lessons I learned from forty years of making mistakes.

I am currently writing a trio of novels which is nearing completion.

I live in Scotland with my husband and daughter. When not writing or editing, I enjoy public speaking, reading, horse-riding, singing in the shower, and dancing where no-one can see me.

You can contact me at franmacilvey@fastmail.com or leave a message at my website: https://www.fran ...more

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I am truly sorry for my long silence over the last months: in my blog pages, I have written on many subjects as they concern me, to do with life, love, occupation, authorship, editing and publishing, that I struggle to think of anything new or original to add; besides which, the subjects that currently concern me so deeply, concern others more deeply; and in this way and that, I am silenced.

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“The only thing to do with tears is water your flowers with them, so that there is something to show the world when the sun comes out.”
― Fran Macilvey, Trapped: My Life with Cerebral Palsy

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“I felt ridiculously self-conscious, like the stick of celery at a luxurious buffet.”
― Fran Macilvey, Trapped: My Life with Cerebral Palsy

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