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Gill Tennant

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Gill Tennant is an author and cellist currently residing in Orkney, an island group in the far north of the United Kingdom. Her working life was spent teaching the cello, but she returned to her first love, writing, when physical problems restricted her ability to play. Orkney is truly a writer’s inspiration.
At the age of 5, Gill became both a published author and began the cello. After having a nine year junior exhibition at the Royal College of Music in London, these two strands, writing and cello playing have dominated and alternated throughout her career as a cello teacher in Wales and into her current occupation of writing.
A strong desire to teach runs through some of her work, but she believes all education should be fun and self-m
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Average rating: 4.2 · 5 ratings · 3 reviews · 1 distinct work
Mellow Cello

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Gill Gill said: " Doh! Chaucer's complete works are hardly by an unknown author!
I was given this volume for my A level results in 1963. I'd studied some of the stories in the Canterbury Tales for those exams, but never got round to reading more or other works of his.
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This is the one Mark is currently reading to me during my half hour back stretching, masked lying down each day. I remember my mother reading it when I was a child, so am curious about how it fares today. I know it's about the depression in the mid-w ...more
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
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" Me too. I have to lie with my spine pushed to help counter scoliosis for half an hour each day. My SO reads to me, and this was one he selected at ran ...more "
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message 6: by Sam

Sam Well better late than never I suppose hehe, I'm glad it's finally arrived though :-D


message 5: by Gill

Gill Hehe, did you see, my (2nd) copy sent out by Mark arrived a coupole of days ago, the day after I returned yours! 6 weeks by airmail! :-0 Gill


message 4: by Sam

Sam I'd say it was!

See you've finished Quantum (and thanks for sending it back, it came through fine) and kind of enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to the sequel too, think it's out in July.

Sam :-)


message 3: by Gill

Gill It is a really punchy start isn't it? Glad it is getting well-read!


message 2: by Sam

Sam Fantastic, glad it arrived :-D

I've finished The Disaster and OMG it was good. The opening chapter really hits you full in the face which I was not expecting. I really enjoyed it and it is now making it's rounds with the rest of the family too.

Thanks again for it.

Sam


Helena Have you read Princess?


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