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Julia Golding

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My journey to becoming an author has been a roundabout one, taking in many other careers. I grew up on the edge of Epping Forest and was that dreamy kind of child who was always writing stories. After reading English at Cambridge, I decided to find out as much as I could about the wider world so joined the Foreign Office and served in Poland. My work as a diplomat took me from the high point of town twinning in the Tatra Mountains to the low of inspecting the bottom of a Silesian coal mine.

On leaving Poland, I exchanged diplomacy for academia and took a doctorate in the literature of the English Romantic Period at Oxford. I then joined Oxfam as a lobbyist on conflict issues, campaigning at the UN and with governments to lessen the impact of ...more

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	Dragonfly really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,223 ratings — published 2008 — 12 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
	Secret of the Sirens 4.04 avg rating — 4,741 ratings — published 2006 — 19 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 Diamond of Drury Lane (Cat Royal, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 3,783 ratings — published 2006 — 20 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 Gorgon's Gaze 4.08 avg rating — 2,903 ratings — published 2006 — 16 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
	Mines of the Minotaur 4.21 avg rating — 2,305 ratings — published 2007 — 13 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 Chimera's Curse 4.29 avg rating — 2,281 ratings — published 2007 — 14 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
	Cat Among the Pigeons (Cat Royal, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 2,081 ratings — published 2006 — 16 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
	Den of Thieves (Cat Royal, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 1,703 ratings — published 2007 — 14 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
	Cat-O'nine Tails (Cat Royal, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 1,472 ratings — published 2007 — 13 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 Glass Swallow (Dragonfly & The Glass Swallow, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,537 ratings — published 2010 — 9 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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Julia Golding answered Carly's question: Hi Julia, as a huge fan of the cat royal series (it's the only book series i have COMPLETELY finished) I would love to know if the publishers have given the go ahead for a new book in the series?. I feel like the ending of Cats Cradle left room for so much more adventures with Cat and so I would be delighted to know if you had any plot ideas in store? A reply would be much appreciated! Hi It wasn't seen by me as the last. I have the last planned and am waiting my chance (that means renewed interest from a publisher). At the moment the interest is low, but if the musical of The Diamond of Drury Lane gets the green light soon, then th See Full Answer
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“Ramil met Tashi's eyes with a mischievous look. "Now Wife we have a long voyage ahead of us with no interruptions, no affairs of state to sidetrack us." He brushed his fingers againist the lacings of her neck. "Isn't it time you returned that shirt to its owner?”
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“And as Prince Ramil has insulted you by choosing another wife than the one you proposed for him, you'll want to cast him out too," she suggested slyly.
"Oh, undoubtedly," murmed Ramil. "Do cast me out.”
― Julia Golding, Dragonfly

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“My life flies away like a dream:
Why should I stay behind?”
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