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Jennie has always been interested in stories. She was constantly making them up as a child, studied English at university and worked in publishing before leaving to write books of her own. Author of the Swallowcliffe Hall series for young adults, she also writes historical fiction for adults under the name of Daisy Wood. Cecil and Claude, the heroines of 'What We Did in the War' first crept into her head during a Creative Writing MA at City University in London, and she has been rewriting their story ever since - approximately a hundred years. Now finally here it is: a true labour of love! ...more

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Discovering the real Swallowcliffe

When I first had the idea some ten years ago to write a set of books set in an English country house, perhaps the most important thing to decide was what to call my house and thus the series. I made a list of various grand-sounding Abbeys, Manors, Houses and Places and sent them to my editor at Simon and Schuster for her to mull over. We both liked the lyrical rhythm of Swallowcliffe Hall, whi Read more of this blog post »

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	Polly's Story 3.80 avg rating — 476 ratings — published 2007 — 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
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	Eugenie's Story, Swallowcliffe Hall 3.79 avg rating — 180 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
	What We Did in the War 3.93 avg rating — 100 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
	See you in my dreams 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Jess's Disco Disaster: Book 2 (Party Girls, Book 2) by Jennie Walters (Goodreads Author), Jessie Eckel (Illustrator) 3.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Caz's Birthday Blues (Party Girls, Book 1) by Jennie Walters (Goodreads Author), Jessie Eckel (Illustrator) 3.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2001 — 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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