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Elizabeth Jasper

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Dorothy Dunnett, in my view the best historical fiction writer ever.

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I've always been a reader and for the past six years I've been writing fiction. I read across a wide range of genres and I find it fun to select features of various genres to use in my writing without sticking to one in particular.

I have published three e-books, the first of which is now available in paperback. My second book is the first in a short series and will be available in paperback within the next three months. My third is a contemporary romance with an edge.

I worked for many years in prestigious UK universities, where I did a variety of administrative tasks, including organising summer schools, study tours and other events, as well as working as PA to an eminent archaeologist.

For most of the year I live in Spain with my husband b...more


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Average rating: 4.67 · 12 ratings · 8 reviews · 3 distinct works
Meggie Blackthorn
4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011
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Lying in Wait
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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A Bed of Knives
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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A Bed of Knives by Elizabeth Jasper
" Sometimes, life’s lessons are far harder than those one learns in school. Such is the case with the four main characters in Elizabeth Jasper’s latest novel, A BED OF KNIVES. The quartet graduates from school with optimism and ambition, but fate pr... "
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I'm currently two-thirds of the way through this book. While carefully plotted and well-written, with good characters, great settings and very good, natural dialogue, I'm finding it a slow read so I've given it 3*s for now. I hope the pacing picks up...more
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"I'll always give a book my best shot, but if something is unbearable by the end of the first chapter, than that's it!

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"Although my girls read a lot when they were younger, they have such busy lives now they don't find much time for reading for pleasure. None of them is...more "
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Lying in Wait by Elizabeth Jasper
" This book has something for everyone. The main character, Mal, is the thread that draws the plot strands together. Part thriller, part romance. Evocative settings, moving from Ireland to England, city to countryside.
The plot follows Mal's developm... "
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