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Sheila Dalton

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in Hillingdon, Uxbidge, England, The United Kingdom

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http://www.sheila-anne-dalton.com

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Historical Fiction, Children's Books, Mystery & Thrillers

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I love to read more than I love to write, but I love both. I was born in England, but have lived in Canada, with small breaks, since I was six.
I currently live in Newmarket, a town near Toronto, Ontario, where I spend my days gardening, meditating, taking care of two cats, cooking (I love to cook)and cooking up stories!
I've worked as a barmaid in England, an art gallery assistant, a freelance editor and writer, and a reference librarian in Toronto. I had a wild and woolly youth, but I was married to the same man for thirty-five years, before his untimely and sudden death in 2012. I still miss him.
Behaving myself has not always been easy.
I've spent many years studying and practising Vipassana (Insight) Meditation, which has taken me places ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 209 ratings · 67 reviews · 16 distinct works

	The Girl in the Box 3.88 avg rating — 107 ratings — 14 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
	Stolen 4.41 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Leopards / Parrots by Sheila Dalton (Goodreads Author), Merebeth Switzer 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1990 — 2 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
	Orangutans / Gazelles (Getting To Know Nature's Children) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 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
	Trial by Fire 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1998 — 5 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
	Leopards 4.17 avg rating — 6 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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	Blowing Holes Through the Everyday 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1996	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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Of Time and the River: A Legend of Man's Hunger in His Youth

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Writers and Readers : Q and A with Sheila Dalton	29	32	Feb 26, 2012 04:04PM
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Welcome to Historical Fictionistas! We want to experience all different kinds of HF with all different kinds of people. The more diverse, the better. ...more

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