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My parents gave me a typewriter when I was 8.

I'd asked for it. That childhood typewriter became a symbol of my frustration with writing.

I loved to create stories. I envisaged my stories in print (hence the typewriter). But I had no idea how to type. Nor any idea how to turn my vague storytelling ambitions into something more substantial.

As a teenager I did a lot of story writing, by hand.

Still, I had no idea what to do with them. This was the early 80s. No internet. Nowhere to easily share my work, or to be inspired about turning a vague writing ambition into a career.

I got married and became an accountant. A good job and solid income were more important than writing.

Out of the blue, I turned my hand to writing comic book scripts for DC Tho ...more

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	Become Really Effective on LinkedIn in Just 5 days (Five-Day Action Plans Book 2) 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
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	How to write an outstanding CV 4.50 avg rating — 2 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

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The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen

by Penelope Hughes-Hallett

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Andrew Knowles rated a book it was amazing Two Inches of Ivory by Malcolm Day	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
If you’re like me, you find it hard to keep track of the variety of characters who played a part in Jane Austen’s story. I’ve read two biographies of the author, helped edit a shortened life story, spent hours reading about her, and I finally feel th ...more
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Andrew Knowles rated a book liked it Over My Dead Body (William Warwick, #4) by Jeffrey Archer (Goodreads Author)	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
My first Jeffrey Archer. It made me want to read one of his earliest books, to see what all the fuss was about when he was first published. Because this one disappointed. I didn't realise it was number 4 (I think) in a series. There's no indication on ...more
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Andrew Knowles rated a book it was amazing Champion of English Freedom: The Life of John Wilkes, MP and Lord Mayor of London by Robin Eagles	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
How long before the life of John Wilkes is dramatised on our screens? It’s certainly a colourful tale. Wilkes is very much the eighteenth century man. Born in 1725, he didn’t quite make it to the 1800s, dying in 1797. He enjoyed more than a veneer of ...more
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Andrew Knowles wants to read Caves of Ice: Diaries, 1946-1947 by James Lees-Milne	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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Andrew Knowles rated a book it was amazing Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis	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
This was my first read about the American Revolution - so there was lots to take in. I found it useful and the writing style engaging.
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Andrew Knowles rated a book really liked it One Crew: The RNLI's Official 200-Year History by Helen Doe	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
Useful history. Will write longer review in due course.
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Useful history. Will write longer review in due course.
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Andrew Knowles rated a book it was amazing Champion of English Freedom: The Life of John Wilkes, MP and Lord Mayor of London by Robin Eagles	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
How long before the life of John Wilkes is dramatised on our screens? It’s certainly a colourful tale. Wilkes is very much the eighteenth century man. Born in 1725, he didn’t quite make it to the 1800s, dying in 1797. He enjoyed more than a veneer of ...more
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Andrew Knowles rated a book really liked it Jane Austen's Men by Helen Amy	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
Good, but lacked a deeper discussion of the men in Austen's life. Fuller review to follow. ...more
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Andrew Knowles rated a book really liked it Everyday Life in Victorian London by Helen Amy	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
It’s tricky to write a book about everyday life in Victorian London, the city that became the capital of a global empire. That’s because there is no such place as Victorian London. The London of 1837, when Victoria ascended the throne, was very diffe ...more
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