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Carol Anne Dobson

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A qualified teacher and librarian with a B.A. in English, French and Russian.
Author of four books:
Storks in a Blue Sky, a historical romance which won the 2009 David St John Thomas Fiction Award;
Hecate's Moon, a historical novel, the sequel to Storks in a Blue Sky, again featuring the Delacroix family.
Freedom, a sci fi story for teens/YA, set in a futuristic New Mexico.
I, Lafayette, narrative non fiction in the form of an autobiography.
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	Storks in a Blue Sky 3.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2008 — 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
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Grey sky, a sombre sea gently lapping the red sandstone cliff, creating swirls of pale red-brown foam floating along the shingle beach. The mournful wail of a seagull, a solitary cormorant suddenly disappearing below the water. Three anglers on the jetty hoping for mackerel.
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Nelson: Britannia's God of War

by Andrew D. Lambert

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[Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organisation, 1793 - 1815] [By: Lavery, Brian] [February, 2013]

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Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization, 1793-1815

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