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I love to take real life and turn it into fiction. All my writing develops from the kernel of someone’s experience. My novel, What Jennifer Knows, was inspired by a series of coincidences that happened to my parents. My re-imagining is more plausible, but no less dramatic.

What Tim Knows, and other stories explores significant events in the lives of supporting characters from What Jennifer Knows. The heart of their stories is borrowed from other people’s lives and my own.

My reading favourites include Graham Greene, Maggie O’Farrell, John McGregor and Liane Moriarty.

When I’m not writing I work as a freelance proofreader, helping publishers and authors to polish their books until they shine. I’m also a caseworker for The National Autistic So ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 47 ratings · 32 reviews · 9 distinct works

	What Jennifer Knows 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015	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
	What Tim Knows, and other stories 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings	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
	21 Stories for Ukraine: An entertaining mix of short stories in aid of the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. by Linda Barrett (Goodreads Author), Rob Nisbet, Wendy Janes (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 11 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
	Deadly Quotes: Escaping Psychiatry 3 by Olga Núñez Miret (Goodreads Author), Juan Padrón (Illustrator), Wendy Janes (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	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
	Glittery Literary Anthology Three by Donna L. Greenwood, Josephine Bodley, Charles Prelle it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Glittery Literary Anthology Four by Cate Haynes, Elizabeth Nettleton (Goodreads Author), Emily Way-Evans it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 One and Sixpenny Englishman: a memoir by Harry Bergman, Wendy Janes (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Janes (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 Roses Mini Sagas Anthology 2021 by Georgia Rose, Sally-Rose Runham, Wendy Janes (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 Roses Mini Sagas 2021 by Sarah Brentyn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Wendy Janes (Goodreads Author), Graham Welton 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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