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Rose English

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in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, The United Kingdom

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https://www.gillaribooks.co.uk/

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Children's, Historical Fiction, Ghosts, Fantasy

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Living on 'England's Green & Pleasant Land', amongst the gentle rolling hills of the Herefordshire Countryside, Rose's house is wall to wall books. She even has a 'leaning tower of paperbacks'.

Rose is a dreamer, preferring a simple & quiet life. Often spending time lone, although never lonely, being ever surrounded by great characters when lost in a good book. She loves theatre and the arts, adoring live performances on stage. Rose has very eclectic tastes.

Working as a school librarian, and sharing her love of books with the children was the best job she ever had. However, life moves on and another chapter was only a page turn away.

Now working in an entirely different library, in Hereford's Wye Valley NHS Trust Hospital, Rose spends her day ...more

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Average rating: 4.6 · 128 ratings · 75 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Magic of Grandfather Time (The Magic of Grandfather Time #1) 4.62 avg rating — 21 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
	Young Ebenezer: A New Christmas Carol 4.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Seal Mother - A Selkie Tale in Verse by Rose English (Goodreads Author), Hannah Ryan (Illustrator) 4.71 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
	One Breath 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	A Christmas Carol with Grandfather Time by Rose English (Goodreads Author), Pablo Rodríguez (Illustrator ) 4.20 avg rating — 10 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
	Young Ebenezer: Confronts the School Bully by Rose English (Goodreads Author), J. Clarke, Deb McEwan (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Rainbows & Roses it was amazing 5.00 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
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	Ruby’s Easter Feast it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Calvin the Swan Prince (Calvin the Swan #1) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022 — 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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‘A Christmas Carol with Grandfather Time’ #WIP

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Meet Read~a~holic, aspiring Indie Author ~ Rose English https://youtu.be/lP8r4PmK3-s #WIP #ChildrensBook ‘A Christmas Carol with Grandfather Time’ by Rose English Hello Book Lovers, it has been a while (work and the real world getting in the way). So as I am meeting lots of new people, especially over on… Read more of this blog post »

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The Little Seed: Discover the plant life cycle and the power of a positive mindset (Nature's Little Wonders)

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