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Neil Alexander

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Historical Fiction, Mystery, Gay and Lesbian

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Much of the inspiration for Neil Alexander's debut novel, 'The Vanishing of Margaret Small', came directly from the voices of people with a learning disability, and the incredibly moving first person accounts of living in long stay institutions, which he heard while working for the UK charity Mencap. Neil, who has a Masters degree in English Literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury, began his career working in health journalism. Originally from Northern Ireland, he now lives in the seaside town of Whitstable in Kent. He currently teaches English part-time and is working on his second novel. You can follow Neil on Twitter @neilalexander_ and Instagram @neilalexanderwriter ...more

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Neil Alexander liked Books By Your Bedside's review of The Librarian's Secret: "Thanks to NetGalley and Embla for the gifted copy of this title in return for an honest review. Oh I've loved both of Neil's previous books - The Vanishing of Margaret Small and The Lost Past of Billy McQueen - and this one looked just as good. It tak" Read more of this review »
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Neil Alexander and 5 other people liked Jo Lee's review of The Librarian's Secret: "I had zero intention of finishing this one in a day, I’ve loved Neil Alexander’s previous two books and has this lined up to get me through a few tedious tasks around the house but that didn’t transpire I ate it almost whole and I loved it. Split bea" Read more of this review »
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Neil Alexander made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Help! Need to add new itle to my author page topic " Hi, I need to add my new book, 'The Librarian's Secret' to my Goodreads author page. Can anyone help? There are currently two listings for the book, wh ...more "
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Neil Alexander liked Dilsee _reads's review of The Librarian's Secret: "As an avid fan of historical fiction with strong female leads, I absolutely loved this new release by Neil Alexander and The Librarian's Secret does not disappoint! Neil switches effortlessly between two different timelines—Nora’s and Helen's—and I ne" Read more of this review »
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Neil Alexander and 2 other people liked Rich ✧ ✭ ✧'s review of The Librarian's Secret: "Fans of Evelyn Hugo, this is one for you too. The story unfolds in a dual timeline. In present day, Helen is living a somewhat lonely, isolated life with her misogynistic husband, Roy (Boo. Hiss!). She’s still grieving for her mother who recently pas" Read more of this review »
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Neil Alexander made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please add new title to my author page topic " Hi, Please add this edition of The Librarian's Secret to my author page and ideally merge it with the existing one for the same title which is already ...more "
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“Better to never be a mother, than to have a child and for it to be taken away from you.”
― Neil Alexander, The Vanishing of Margaret Small

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