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Sarah E. Smith

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Born

in Plymouth, The United Kingdom

July 09

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Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult

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Sarah E. Smith also publishes under S.E. Smith.

Born in Plymouth, Sarah has always telling stories because she has always been reading.
If her parents lost her, they could find her amongst a pile of books.

Quite early on she realised there were three ways to travel stow away in the TARDIS, study history and write a book. The publication of the Secret of Aldwych Strand(1) completes this trilogy. You see not only did she study history at University; she has been inside the TARDIS and she has travelled with the Doctor - but they were in a car and she was driving.

The Secret of Aldwych Strand triology is not autobiographical but like all good stories there is an element of truth in all things.

If dreams could come true Sarah would like to be a "L ...more

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	A Cowardice of Crows (The Symington Byrd Mysteries Book 1) by S.E. Smith, Sarah E. Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings — 6 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 End of the Pier Affair (The Secret of Aldwych Strand 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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 Disappointment of Owls by S.E. Smith, Sarah E. Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 18 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
	An Unkindness of Ravens (The Symington Byrd Mysteries Book 2) by S.E. Smith, Sarah E. Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Secret of Aldwych Strand 2 The 1949 Affair 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Secret of Aldwych Strand - The Whitechapel Affair 4.57 avg rating — 7 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
	Time's War: The Secret of Aldwych Strand - The Complete Trilogy 4.50 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

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sarah-e-smith Hi I’m Sarah and when I was at school I was the “thick, lazy, gobby kid” teachers despaired of and sent out of the room. Constantly the new girl, I knew within two years I wouldn’t be at the school anymore. So: I just couldn’t be bovvered to fit in, or make friends.

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“The finest eloquence is that which gets things done.”
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message 1: by Polly

Mar 26, 2014 09:06AM

hi Sarah, Polly here, thanks for reading my book, please can you put a review on Amazon, hope you're enjoying, it is an emotional roller coaster. When I was rewriting it I saw that there was an emotional roller coaster there so I made it more emotional, deliberately, cos us ladies like a weepy x

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