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  <name><![CDATA[Faith Mortimer]]></name>
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  <fans-count type="integer">8</fans-count>
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  <about><![CDATA[Ever since I can remember I have always written for myself. Short stories, poetry and even a couple of unfinished novels when I was still quite young. I was born in the UK, educated in the Far East and finished back home in Hampshire. I Qualified as a State Registered Nurse, and then needing a change of direction, switched careers years later to run a collection of travel and sporting companies. Still later, when the children were all away at Uni I studied for my own Science degree and completed this in 2005. One of my biggest and proudest moments to date, is when I received my honours degree from the University chancellor in London.
I have been married twice and now have  4 wonderful children. I completed various Yachtsmaster courses and sailed with my husband Chris and our eldest son Ross in own yacht across The Atlantic in 2001. We spent 4 years cruising the Caribbean as far north as New York and far south as Venezuela. When we decided on a change of scenery we sailed the yacht back to the Mediterranean. I began to write 'The Crossing', my first novel whilst on board and completed it in 2008. It was published with Olympia Publishers of London in January 2009.

Since then, whilst also actively marketing 'The Crossing', I have just completed my 2nd book entitled 'The Assassins' Village' This is very different from The Crossing as it is set in Cyprus where we spend the majority of our time nowadays, and it is a mystery murder.

I've also contributed to various  magazine and journal articles over the years.

You can follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/beavor

The Crossing is available from:www.

amazon.com
amazon.co.uk
olympiapublishers.com
borders.co.uk
borders.com
waterstones.co.uk
faithmortimerauthor.com

If you want to check out the fantastic reviews I have been granted for The Crossing then please check out amazon.co.uk

]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Sebastian Faulks. MM Kaye. Noel Barber. Conn Igulden.]]></influences>    <hometown>Manchester</hometown>  <born_at>12/28/1953</born_at>    
  
  
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