Junying Kirk

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Junying Kirk was born a Spice girl from Sichuan Province in China. In the summer of 1988, a British Council scholarship led her to study English Language Teaching in the UK, which eventually adopted her. She has worked as an academic, administrator, researcher, teacher, professional interpreter, international partnerships manager and cultural consultant. She is passionate about reading & writing, and world travel. Her 'Journey to the West' trilogy, 'The Same Moon', 'Trials of Life' and 'Land of Hope' have been published both elctronically and in print. Currently she is writing the first book of her second trilogy: "Journey to the East". She lives in Birmingham, UK with her English husband. ...more

Average rating: 4.37 · 95 ratings · 53 reviews · 3 distinct works
The Same Moon

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“You only live once, so give it your best shot!”
Junying Kirk

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Writing books is the closest men ever come to child bearing,”
N. Mailer

“To grow up is to wonder about things; to be grown up is to slowly forget the things you wondered about as a child.”
Henning Mankell, When the Snow Fell

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“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
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Junying Bee wrote: "Hello thanks for joining #supporttranslatedbooks. Hope you'll enjoy and maybe you have some tips what to read :-)"

Hello, Bee. Just spotted your message. Glad to be part of the group in #supportingtranslatedbooks - I read a lot of translated works, mainly Scandinavian crime fiction into English. Will drop by soon and see what's going on there :)


message 14: by Bee

Bee Hello thanks for joining #supporttranslatedbooks. Hope you'll enjoy and maybe you have some tips what to read :-)


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Junying Kenneth wrote: "Junying could you post your pictures of Iceland again and give me the ok to print them."

Hi Kenneth.

Sorry for the late reply. Only saw your message just now. Yes, here are some Iceland photos from my blog: http://www.junyingkirk.com/?page_id=415 - there is also a blog on Iceland there with a video too. Please feel free to use them as you like :) Enjoy!


message 12: by Ken

Ken Fredette Junying could you post your pictures of Iceland again and give me the ok to print them.


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Junying Christine wrote: "thanks for being my friend"

Likewise, Christine. Glad to have you as my friend. Sorry for th late reply. Just saw it today :(


Christine Hatfield thanks for being my friend


Junying Happy New Year to you too, Georges.


Junying Jody wrote: "Yep - finally made it :)"

Great. Thanks for joining my fan-base :) Enjoy this fab site!


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Jody Ruth Yep - finally made it :)


Junying Jenna Christy wrote: "hi Junying! I haven’t read your book yet, but I will get to it! (probably later,)..I’ll be in touch! thanks! :)"

Jenna, there is no pressure. Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks for being my GR friend:)!

Junying


message 5: by Jenna

Jenna hi Junying! I haven’t read your book yet, but I will get to it! (probably later,)..I’ll be in touch! thanks! :)


Junying Kenneth wrote: "You may have a fan in Trine Juel. She is into Historical Fiction and Japan and China. Read your post. Like it. She's from Denmark."

Thanks a lot for stopping by here, Kenneth. I'll check out Trine Juel. Glad you liked my blog post.

Have a good day!


message 3: by Ken (last edited Aug 23, 2011 06:52PM)

Ken Fredette You may have a fan in Trine Juel. She is into Historical Fiction and Japan and China. Read your post. Like it. She's from Denmark.


Junying Vienda wrote: "Thanks, Junying! See you around :)"

Sure. Vienda. Happy reading!= :)!


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Maeve Thanks, Junying! See you around :)


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