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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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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 · 11 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
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	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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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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Christine Ottaway rated a book it was amazing Heaven on Earth: Releasing the Power of the Kingdom through You by Alan Vincent	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
Amazing book on the Kingdom of God. Full of insights and wisdom.
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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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Christine Ottaway rated a book it was amazing The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton (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
The combination of James Patterson's outstanding skill as a writer paired with Bill Clinton's knowledge of the Presidency and the White House leads to an intriguing tale full of twists and unexpected turns. The denouement is carefully concealed and so ...more
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Christine Ottaway rated a book really liked it Silks by Dick Francis	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
This is a book in true Francis style, full of horse racing with the spotlight on the amateur racing scene and a cast of villains intent on mayhem and murder. Our protagonist, by not being entirely honest at the start, ends up deeper and deeper in the ...more
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Christine Ottaway rated a book it was amazing End Game (William Warwick, #8) by Jeffrey Archer (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 great way to end the William Warwick series. Set in the heady days of the London Olympics in 2012, Warwick and his team have to pit their wits one last time against Miles Faulkner, Booth Watson and a few other villains who are being used by bot ...more
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This one of Nevil Shute's early books and as such is very dated. This funnily enough does not detract from the story of a man who has got himself involved in a treasonable situation, who is helped out by Peter Moran someone determined to help him if ...more
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Christine Ottaway rated a book really liked it Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy	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
A gentle story, set in the outskirts of Dublin with a cast of familiar characters from previous books as well as some new ones. Stella, who is dying of cancer, summons Noel to take care of the child she is carrying, as she says he is the father. Noel, ...more
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This one of Nevil Shute's early books and as such is very dated. This funnily enough does not detract from the story of a man who has got himself involved in a treasonable situation, who is helped out by Peter Moran someone determined to help him if ...more
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What a great way to end the William Warwick series. Set in the heady days of the London Olympics in 2012, Warwick and his team have to pit their wits one last time against Miles Faulkner, Booth Watson and a few other villains who are being used by bot ...more
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