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Sheila Dalton

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Hillingdon, Uxbidge, England, The United Kingdom

gender

female

website

http://www.sheila-anne-dalton.com

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Sheladee

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Literature & Fiction, Children's Books, Mystery & Thrillers

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June 2007

About this author

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I love to read more than I love to write, but I love both. I was born in England, but have lived in Canada, with small breaks, since I was six.
I currently live in Newmarket, a town near Toronto, Ontario, where I spend my days gardening, meditating, taking care of my son and husband (they take care of me, too)and two cats, cooking (I love to cook)and cooking up stories!
I've worked as a barmaid in England, an art gallery assistant, a freelance editor and writer, and currently as a reference librarian in Toronto. I had a wild and woolly youth, but I've been married to the same man for almost thirty years. Behaving myself has not always been easy.
I've spent many years studying and practising Vipassana (Insight) Meditation, which has taken me p...more

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Sheila Dalton's Books

Average rating: 4.35 · 23 ratings · 11 reviews · 12 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Girl in the Box 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	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
	Getting To Know Nature's Children: Orangutans & Gazelles (Getting To Know Nature's Children) 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	Blowing Holes Through the Everyday 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1996	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
	Leopardsand, Parrots / Merebeth Switzer 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1990 — 2 editions	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
	Bubblemania 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Orangutans 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Trial by Fire 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998 — 3 editions	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
	Tales Of The Ex Fireeater: A Novel 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	The Girl in the Box 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	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
	Trial By Fire 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998 — 2 editions	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 Girl in the Box - Chap. 1 (Literature & Fiction)

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Description: Journalist Caitlin Shaughnessy must deal with the murder of her partner, Dr. Jerry Simpson, at the hand of a mute young Mayan woman he rescued from the jungles of Guatemala.

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