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Christine Ottaway

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London, The United Kingdom

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Children's, Christian, Mystery

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John White

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Christine Ottaway, though older in years, loves to write Middle Grade adventure stories, some of which have Christian themes.

She has been an avid reader from an early age and has never lost her love of children’s fiction.

Despite being a full-time mother, Christine helped at her children’s school for many years before studying at university in her 40’s to become a Primary school teacher. She returned to the school as a class teacher before becoming Head of Primary until she retired in 2007.

She now had the time to fulfil a lifetime’s ambition to write adventure stories for middle grade readers. The four books in the Nick North series are the result. Katya’s Story was a departure from this, but reflects her concern for young people caught up ...more

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Average rating: 4.6 · 5 ratings · 2 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Nick North: Blood Quest it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 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
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	City of Light it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Nick North: War Zone 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 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
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	Nick North: Into Africa 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Nick North: Cross Wires (Nick North series Book 3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Come to the Table: A personal invitation to communion 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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The most important thing for me, whether reading or writing a book, is a good story. I have read a couple of Pulitzer Prise winning novels which were beautifully, beautifully written but so boring I struggled to finished them. On the other hand I have read a cracking good story ruined by really bad writing. As I have staggered my way through reams of telling n

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Every Moment Holy, Volume I: New Liturgies for Daily Life

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Fascinating to read this again after many years. One of the main factors when reading books written in the 1950’s as opposed to books written about the 1950’s is that there will be some grating societal norms, as mentioned by others. The most obvious ...more
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Christine Ottaway rated a book it was amazing Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (Goodreads Author)	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
What a delightful book. It concerns Theo who arrives unexpectedly in Golden and begins to transform the community one portrait at a time. It is a story of kindness born out of a desire to bless others. Through purchasing portraits that hang on the wal ...more
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Christine Ottaway rated a book really liked it The Politician (DS Cross Mysteries, #4) by Tim Sullivan (Goodreads Author)	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
I enjoyed this crime thriller. George Cross is a fascinating detective - 'on the spectrum' - and very well portrayed as such. I also liked his sidekick - DS Ottey - who understands him and copes well with his odd little ways. The actual plot was refre ...more
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This not one of Michael Morpurgo's best but still an inventive if rather far fetched story. Bess meets and is able to see and talk to her distant relation Sir Walter Raleigh who has been dead for centuries but living in the Tower of London. Though he c ...more
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Christine Ottaway rated a book it was amazing Experiencing Jesus Through Communion: A 40-Day Prayer Journey to Unlock the Deeper Power of the Lord's Supper by Beni Johnson	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
Communion has become an important part of my daily Christian walk and I have various tools to aid this practice. This book is another really useful addition. Beni Johnson provides a 40 day devotional to help the reader with taking communion, away from ...more
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I must confess to beginning this book with some trepidation, as John Boyne's books can feature some tricky characters to relate to. Gretel, the sister of the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, was certainly one of these but she had had a horrible past and h ...more
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