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John Wheatley

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Born in Middleton near Manchester and educated in the north-west. Worked as a teacher and a plumber.

I've got 25 titles out there, novels and novellas. My books usually have a regional and historical settings - Anglesey, Middleton, West Yorkshire. ...more

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	The Exile`s Daughter 4.62 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	MARCIA: A Middleton Novel 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013	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 Weeping Sands 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Golden Mist 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Idlers Corner: A Tale of the Great Middleton Flood of 1927 (The Middleton Idlers Series Book 1) by John Wheatley (Goodreads Author), Steve Whitworth (illustrator) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Evelyn 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 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 papers of Matthew Locke it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	JOSS: A Middleton Story 4.17 avg rating — 6 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
	Flowers of Vitriol 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	ROSIE: A sequel to the Middleton Idlers series : The Tale of a Middleton Girl it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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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Amazon Audible Audiobooks

I wonder how many authors out there have been invited by Amazon to convert their e-books into audio books?

I was sceptical at first. How would a virtual voice capture the essential quality of the written word and bring it to life? Would it not sound robotic, flat and toneless?

However, in the spirit of having a go with nothing to lose, I selected one of my favourites from amongst my novels: THE EXIL Read more of this blog post »

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A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum

by Edward Tyrrell

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Alexander Text

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