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Jo Sparkes

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Born

in La Plata, Maryland, The United States

March 20

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Historical Fiction, Mystery, Fantasy

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I scribe to thrive.

I don't create stories these days - I listen to them. Characters approach with their secrets and scars, their heart-held dreams. I simply give them a voice and share their truth to page.

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Average rating: 4.24 · 310 ratings · 102 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Honey Tree: A Story of Hope 4.40 avg rating — 113 ratings — 3 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
	The Birr Elixir (The Legend of the Gamesmen #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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
	The Agben School (The Legend of the Gamesmen #2) 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	Wake of the Sadico really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Reality Glitch by K.S. Ferguson (Goodreads Author), Jo Sparkes (Goodreads Author), Natalie Grigson (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 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
	The Dim Continent (The Legend of the Gamesmen #3) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 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
	Feedback How To Give It How To Get It: A Writers Guide to Spinning Gold 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 3 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
	The Sand Wraith 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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
	How to Read a Hollywood Screenplay: A Quick Grasp of the Foundation of Film 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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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Errors with Airers

It took me a while to realize that drying laundry in the UK is proudly done by hanging it out in the air. Blithely I’d assumed the amount of rainfall would discouraged this.

English gardens often have clotheslines strung between trees, or houses and trees, or anything really. These are fortified by “airers” – basically fold up drying racks. Airers decorate the lounge when British weather discourage

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