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Graham Greene The Man Within

Graham Greene The Man Within

Michael Shelden

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Dylan Thomas Selected Poems 1934 To 1952 New Revised Edition

Dylan Thomas Selected Poems 1934 To 1952 New Revised Edition

Dylan Thomas

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The Third Woman

The Third Woman

William Cash

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Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton

George Greenfield

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One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

Brad Smith

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Churchill: A Life

Churchill: A Life

Martin Gilbert

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A detailed and thorough examination of Britain's leader during WWII.

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A World Of My Own: A Dream Diary

A World Of My Own: A Dream Diary

Graham Greene

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A quirky trek through Greene's vivid dream and fantasy world, with dreams often involving various heads of state and other luminaries.

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Graham Greene: A Life In Letters

Graham Greene: A Life In Letters

RICHARD GREENE

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The Unlikely Spy

The Unlikely Spy

Daniel Silva

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One of the best spy thrillers written. Attention to detail was superb. It's right up there with Follett's classic, Eye of the Needle.

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You're In Canada Now ...: A Memoir of Sorts

You're In Canada Now ...: A Memoir of Sorts

Susan Musgrave

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Knowing some of the people in this book made for a more than interesting read. I read this on a flight from Vancouver to Toronto and had to stifle laughter. Musgrave unfailingly provides wit, sarcasm, and the grimy truth as only she can.

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The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

Graham Greene

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A 20th century literary classic. A microscopic view of love, hate, obsession, jealousy and hate. Greene's great "I" book, dedicated to "C" - Catherine Walston.

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The Mitfords

The Mitfords

MOSLEY CHARLOTTE

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Excellent book containing the letters from each of the sisters (to each other) over a period of decades. A worthy reflection of life as it was for a privileged family during the early part of the last century.

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Spymistress: The Life of Vera Atkins, The Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II

Spymistress: The Life of Vera Atkins, The Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II

William Stevenson

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Really enjoyed this book. It's astonishing what one woman did during WWII that has largely gone unnoticed.

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Lost Garden

Lost Garden

Helen Humphreys

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One I'd like to read this autumn.

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A Life In Secrets: Vera Atkins And The Missing Agents Of Wwii | Sarah Helm

Sometimes the truth really is better than fiction

4 years ago

An outstanding book by British author, Sarah Helm, titled “A Life in Secrets: The Story of Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII.” Sarah Helm takes non-fiction and writes in such a way that it reads like a bestselling work of fiction. A superb writer and a thrilling book - one of those that’s hard to put down. One would be hard-pressed to find more riveting and action-packed fiction than this true account of Atkins and SOE during WWII and its aftermath. Helm dives right into the ac… read review

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I will be giving a reading from my new novel, Harbinger of Secrets, on October 18th, 2009, at Centennial Secondary School in Welland, Ontario. The weekend of October 17th and 18th is a fundraising event for Women's Place of South Niagara. Hope to see you there. view post

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Rosalind Went

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I'm living in: southern Ontario, Canada
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Rosalind Went was born in Wales and spent her childhood in Wales and England before immigrating to Canada in 1969. She has written computer courseware and has taught computer-related courses since 1985. In the 1990s her articles and reviews appeared in a Canadian trade publication. The new imprint - BritishGinger Press - will appear on all of Rosalind’s upcoming work. The author lives in Ontario and is working on her second book. "In the Shade." Harbinger of Secrets is her first novel.
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Currently working on a pictorial-essay, titled, "In the Shade." The novel, "Harbinger of Secrets" is now available for purchase on lulu.com, and will be available in mainstream soon.
Interests:

Writing, reading both fiction and non-fiction, photography, computers (Macs), design, digital art, travel, history, and my daughters' activities.
Favourite Books:

The End of the Affair, by Graham Greene; The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters, by Charlotte Mosley; Spymistress: The Life of Vera Atkins, by William Stephenson; The Unlikely Spy, by Daniel Silva; You're In Canada Now, by Susan Musgrave;
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Almost anything.
Favourite Author:

Graham Greene
Favourite Quote:

"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." - Oscar Wilde
Favourite Websites:

rosalindwent.ca, rosalindwent.wordpress.com, stores.lulu.com, squidoo.com, twitter.com, bbc.co.uk, vanwell.com

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A remarkable window on a young man's formative years in The Bronx during the Great Depression and WWII.

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The Organic Home Garden

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We are ridiculously excited to be presenting on September 1, 2011, gardening gurus, Patrick Lima & John Scanlan's new, revised, updated, engaging, informative and fabulous The Organic Home Garden.

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Crystal Death: North America's Most Dangerous Drug

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The first of our trio of fabulous books this year releases June 1, 2011, from well-known Five Rivers author, Nate Hendley. It's a hard-hitting look at this most devastating of drugs

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