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Fergus Smith introduces In the Shadow of the Mountain
Watch Fergus Smith introduce his first novel In the Shadow of the Mountain
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The problem with Clare
Clare Briggs is in her early twenties. She’s a teacher at a Roman Catholic primary school in East London where some of the children love her because she’s gentle, while others take advantage of her for the same reason.
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Compound Nouns
Part of being a writer means developing a style that is clearly one’s own, a means of expression that is recognisable and pleasurable for the reader. It has taken several years to develop mine and the process is by no means over.