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Phil Andrews

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Born

in London, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.phil-andrews.co.uk

Genre

Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Christian

Influences

Tolkein, Lewis, Wells, Orwell, Bowie, Steve Harley

Member Since

August 2017

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Although always interested in creative writing, Phil Andrews published his first and so far only novel The Best Year Of Our Lives in July 2017 at the tender age of 55. Describing it as "my lifetime's work", it was the fulfilment of his long-held desire to consign to record the thoughts, dreams, aspirations and events which defined his adolescence in the mid-1970s - a beautiful and most magical period of his life - albeit in a fictional and romanticised setting.

Prior to writing fiction he was for twelve years a councillor in his local area, and has worked in a wide variety of occupational fields, from manual to management and from porter to postman. His interests include modern history, current affairs and, of course, retro popular cultu ...more

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Hi Phil, Did you get my note that my book, "Unjustly Accused: The true story of an American man’s experience in, and escape from, a Dominican Republic prison" is a free e-book on Sat & Sun, the 16th and 17th?

Phil Andrews Yes Susan, many thanks. I shall pick it up tomorrow. Presume it is at Amazon?

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Hi Phil, I finally have my e-book, "Unjustly Accused: The true story of one man's experience in, and escape from, a Dominican Republic prison," re-edited and ready for you to read. I have it as a Word doc formatted for CreateSpace but I'm struggling to create a PDF. Can you use the Word doc? If not, I will upload the new file to KDP and you can download it from there. Just let me know. Thanks, Susan

Phil Andrews Hi Susan. Yes, a Word doc would be absolutely fine. I very much look forward to reading your work, it sounds a fascinating tale. Did you want to send …moreHi Susan. Yes, a Word doc would be absolutely fine. I very much look forward to reading your work, it sounds a fascinating tale. Did you want to send it as an e-mail attachment?(less)

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The Best Year Of Our Lives: Growing up in the 1970s, a group of young people ride the age and reach for the stars
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Rosina Andrews (Illustrator)

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Mention Björn Borg in the context of Wimbledon and most people will think back to 1980 and his epic battle with John McEnroe. The sheer contrast in personalities between the fiery American and the cool Swede nicknamed The Ice Borg ensured that this would be a duel that would live long in the memory. Indeed they made a film about it!
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Phil Andrews wrote a new blog post ��A Mildly Terrifying Nostalgic Treat�� - Taking a Humorous Look at the Cool but Deadly 1970s Unrelenting nostalgics like myself do tend to look back to the 1970s through deeply rose-tinted spectacles.So, in the interests of balance, let me d Read more of this blog post »
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