Kate Harrison's Blog, page 13

Fear of change…

There've been lots of changes on Planet Harrison lately. New website, new house, and a brand new book about to be published.   It's fair to say that the feline member of the household – she's sixteen, which in cat …
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The icing on the cake…

Welcome to my new, freshly baked website: I know, I know, it's been a long time coming! The last few months have been absolutely crazy. I guess it's something to do with moving countries, trying to buy a house, trying …
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Brown Owl’s Guide To Life

Does growing up mean growing out of your dreams? And is it ever too late to change your life? My third novel, Brown Owl’s Guide to Life, is about fresh starts and taking chances – and the power of friendship…  …
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Brown Owl's Guide To Life

Does growing up mean growing out of your dreams? And is it ever too late to change your life? My third novel, Brown Owl's Guide to Life, is about fresh starts and taking chances – and the power of friendship…  …
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When I was eleven, my career plans were entirely based ar...

When I was eleven, my career plans were entirely based around the likelihood of securing a place in a nuclear bunker. My number one choice was to become a doctor. I even worked out which universities seemed to be furthest …
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The Secret Shopper's Revenge

Before I became a full-time writer, I worked as a reporter and investigative journalist for the BBC. My work took me from the zoos of South East Asia, to the bus services of East Sussex. Glamorous it was not, but …
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Soul Beach

When Alice Forster receives an email from her murdered sister, with an invitation to the exclusive virtual world of Soul Beach, she almost deletes it. Yet one click takes her to an idyllic online paradise of sun, sea and sand where Alice can finally talk to her sister again – and discover a new world of friendships, secrets and maybe even love... But why is Soul Beach only inhabited by the young, the beautiful and the dead? Who really murdered her sister, Megan? And could Alice be next?
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The Self Preservation Society- Excerpt

Prologue: Greenham Common High School, 1982 Nucleomituphobia – Fear of Nuclear Weapons This is how fear feels. '…now, the theory of fight or flight originates from studies of animal behaviour.' I don't mean the fizzy fear you get from things …
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