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Samantha Norman

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Samantha Norman began working life in publishing as a junior editor in children's books before moving in to freelance journalism. She became variously a boxing correspondent, feature writer, travel writer, theatre critic, film critic and showbusiness columnist for most national newspapers and magazines before falling in to television where she worked as a presenter for many years. Nowadays, as well as writing, she is an interviewer for Celebrity Productions, specifically their Audience With ... series. The novel she completed for her mother, the historical thriller writer Ariana Franklin, will be published in 2014. ...more

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	The Winter Siege by Ariana Franklin, Samantha Norman (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 4,193 ratings — published 2014 — 29 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
	Death and the Maiden (Mistress of the Art of Death #5) by Ariana Franklin, Samantha Norman (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 1,609 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Snow-White and Rose-Red by Samantha Norman (Goodreads Author), Martin Ursell (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987	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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H is For Hawk

So pleased for Helen Macdonald winning the Samuel Johnson prize. Such a beautifully written book and about one of my favourite subjects.
I took a falconry course last year and although I think I prefer falcons to hawks, I'm fascinated by birds of prey and have been mulling over the idea of getting one myself. Any way, if you haven't read the above yet I urge you to do so, you won't regret it unles Read more of this blog post »

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