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Christine Ottaway

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Born

London, The United Kingdom

Genre

Children's, Christian, Mystery

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John White

Member Since

October 2015

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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 · 12 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
	Katya's Story really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	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
	Nick North: Cross Wires 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: 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 power of storytelling

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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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Christine Ottaway rated a book it was amazing The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy (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
Having just returned from a holiday in Aultbea near Gairloch, it was wonderful to read a book about life here in the Second World War. Loch Ewe was the place where the ships, both merchant and military, gathered before setting off in Arctic Convoys t ...more
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Christine Ottaway rated a book really liked it Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart	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
Mary Stewart writes such exciting stories, nearly always about an individual, young woman thrust into an unusual situation. What makes her writing stand out is the amazing detail, particularly of place and nature. She knows trees, flowers and can 'se ...more
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Christine Ottaway rated a book it was amazing The Island by Victoria Hislop	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 beautiful story of lives and loves set on the island of Crete and especially surrounding the leper colony on the island of Spinalonga. It covers the years when lepers were banished to Spinlaonga but the development of the life-changing drugs led to ...more
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Christine Ottaway rated a book really liked it God's Book: An Honest Look at the Bible's 7 Toughest Topics (Andrew Ollerton) by Andrew Ollerton	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 very useful book for giving a broader picture on some of the Bible's most difficult topics. I found the Creation chapters the most helpful and Revelation ones probably the least helpful. However it is a very good to assist in grasping some o ...more
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Christine Ottaway rated a book liked it The Tamarind Seed by Evelyn Anthony	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 book, originally written in the 1970's was one of my favourites but the passing of time has now made it seem rather dated. It is based in the Cold War and concerns Judith, who works in the UN and her meeting with Sverdlov, who turns out to be a ...more
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