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Nancy is writer based in Adelaide who loves nature, science, history and romance (in no particular order!)

In addition to writing, she is also a research scientist in entomology.

She lives with her partner, gorgeous curly-haired daughter and a black greyhound called Molly.

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	Spicy Bites - Silk: 2023 Romance Writers of Australia Short Story Anthology by L.A. Monteiro (Goodreads Author), Nancy Cunningham (Goodreads Author), Shannon Slique 4.20 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2023 — 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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	Sweet Treats: Cupcake by Carolyn Wren (Goodreads Author), Elouise Tynan (Goodreads Author), Libby M. Iriks (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2020 — 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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Don’t Let Him In

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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

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Nancy and 3 other people liked Megan's review of Pheasants Nest: "Just no. Ms Milligan is a journalist and a well regarded one. I am sure she writes well in that context, just not in crime fiction. There are so many clunky descriptions, awkward conversations, improbable behaviours (by almost every character, strike" Read more of this review »
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Nancy and 5 other people liked Zoe's review of Pheasants Nest: "I feel bad giving a book 1 star when it has so few reviews, but that’s just the truth. This book was a mess, and despite the constant efforts to make the characters likeable, it just didn’t land. They still felt like shells. No part of me felt invest" Read more of this review »
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Nancy and 5 other people liked Gillian's review of Pheasants Nest: "I was beguiled into buying this by the reviews I’d read and the superlatives on the cover. I should have noticed that at least two of those cover quotes are by journalists. Mates of the author maybe? Patricia Karvelas says it’s ‘as addictive as Gone " Read more of this review »
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“I don't want to be married just to be married. I can't think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can't talk to, or worse, someone I can't be silent with.”
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