Charles Lambert
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born
October 23, 1953
gender
male
place of birth
Lichfield, The United Kingdom
website
genre
Literature & Fiction
member since
July 2007
about this author
Charles Lambert was born in the United Kingdom but has lived in Italy for most of his adult life. Any Human Face (Picador), his second novel, is the first of a trilogy based on life in modern-day Rome, ranging from the world of politics and corruption to that of juvenile prostitution. It is due out in May 2010.
His first novel, Little Monsters, was published in 2008. For Good Housekeeping, Little Monsters was 'a haunting novel'. Time Out commented: 'Lambert reads like a writer at the height of his powers rather than one just starting out', while the Daily Mail said the novel was 'beautifully written, and more compelling than many thrillers'.
A collection of prize-winning stories, called The Scent of Cinnamon, was al...more
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Little Monsters by Charles Lambert (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.32 — 19 ratings — published 2008 2 editions |
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See You Next Tuesday by Various, Donald Capone (Goodreads author) , Charles Lambert (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.12 — 17 ratings — published 2006 |
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The Scent of Cinnamon: and Other Stories by Charles Lambert (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.43 — 14 ratings — published 2008 |
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Sea Stories by Desmond Barry, Chris Cleave, Margaret Elphinstone, Niall Griffiths, Tessa Hadley, Roger Hubank, Charles Lambert (Goodreads author) , Sam Llewellyn more... avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published 2007 |
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The Elastic Book of Numbers by Marion Arnott, Charles Lambert (Goodreads author) , Neil Ayres avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published 2005 |
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Any Human Face by Charles Lambert (Goodreads author) avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2010 |
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NW15: The Anthology of New Writing Volume 15 by Maggie Gee, Charles Lambert (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2007 |
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Your Inner Edge: Business Success and Inner Development Through High Performance Training, Self Motivation and Warrior Spirit by Charles Lambert (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2003 |
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The Boss by Charles Lambert (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1997 2 editions |
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Taking Doreen Out of the Sky
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date: November 08, 2009 12:00AM location: http://www.goodreads.com/daviddavid , right here, anywhere, The United States description: Greetings, friends. I have begun a blog focused on a particular topic that i hope will interest you. Please check out my homepage to read the first entry and consider becoming a "Fan" in order to receive automatic updates when i post. | |||
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"When the artist finds himself he is lost. The fact that he has succeeded in never finding himself is regarded by Max Ernst as his only lasting achievement. "
— Max Ernst
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— Max Ernst
"With regard to prudence and stability, I say a people is more prudent, more stable and more just than a prince."
— Niccolò Machiavelli (Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius)
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— Niccolò Machiavelli (Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius)
"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."
— Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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— Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
"The things that the novel does not say are necessarily more numerous than those it does say and only a special halo around what is written can give the illusion that you are reading also what is not written."
— Italo Calvino
2 editions— Italo Calvino
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"Put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it."
— Colette
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— Colette
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Thanks Charles for adding me as a friend. I'd love for you to visit my web site, jeanniebarber.com. I'm a novice writer so feel free to make any kind of suggestions, ideas or thoughts to correct it. I’m co-authoring a novel with Patty Wiseman, another friend on Goodreads. We’ve known each other for over 30 years. While you're there, please sign the guestbook, too! There’s also a link to our book you can click on…clairkelley@synthasite.com. This site is brand new and in the editing stage as is our story. Please visit it as well. We’re both very green, but we’ve met so many people on this site willing to reach out and offer advice or a guiding hand.
Blessings,
Jeannie
Thanks for friend request. Intend doing a full review of Sea Stories when have read it all. So glad you like George Mackay Brown! Winter Tales just about right to revisit - along with Something Rich and Strange!
Thank you for taking the time to read "Don't Share A Cab in Peru". That you enjoyed it means a lot. Hopefully someone picks up the next piece, and the next.
(I've got a long way to go before I'll have enough for a collection.)
Cheers,
Jason
Thanks for the add, Charles!! I'm looking forward to reading your books, especially The Sea Stories, as I love the sea.





















































