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Lesley Allen
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Belfast, The United Kingdom
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April 2012
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The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir
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"Wow, amazing book. You instantly fall in love with the amazing biddy weir. She is so innocent and so desperate to be loved without knowing it the story is heartbreakingly familiar you just want her to find happiness. She may be weird but she reminds "
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"A lovely although heartbreaking read. "
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"Loved this book from start to finish
A really heartwarming read about a girl who overcomes grief, tragedy, and soul destroying bullying.. every page beautifully written. X" |
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"Awesome and emotional read"
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Lesley Allen
voted for
A Promised Land
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Best Memoir & Autobiography
in the
Final Round
of the
2020 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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Lesley Allen
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Hi Susan. I can't tell you how happy your comment has made me - to be even mentioned in the same breath as Anita Brookner and Anna Burns is a compliment beyond my wildest dreams! I'm so thrilled that you enjoyed listening to Biddy, and agree that Bri
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| I have to admit I was a tad nervous as I opened Chris Whitaker’s second novel, All The Wicked Girls, because his debut, Tall Oaks, was my hands-down favourite book of 2016, and I didn’t want number two to disappoint. Well, I needn’t have worried as i ...more | |
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| I absolutely loved Colette Dartford’s debut, Learning To Speak American, and her follow-up, An Unsuitable Marriage is every bit as brilliant. Dartford has an uncanny ability to get under the skin of her characters, exposing their flaws and weaknesses ...more | |
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| I spent so much of this book with a lump in my chest, a twist of anxiety in my stomach, or a tear or two running down my face. The ferocity and unpredictability of the siege of Sarajevo was so vividly portrayed that I almost felt myself duck at times ...more | |
“Biddy Weir: I can be normal, she thought, as she moved her body to the music with increasing ease. I can. I can do normal things like drink Coke, and buy jeans, and wear a bra & dance. I can have fun. This is fun, and I like it. Maybe I'm not a complete weirdo after all.”
― The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir
― The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir
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