BeckyC
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Rebecca Connell
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BeckyC
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Tearing hair out, sobbing and imploring the gods for mercy
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| I live in Twickenham with my husband, baby daughter and cat. I work part-time as a brand researcher, manuscript reader, creative writing tutor and general writer-for-hire. My first novel, THE ART OF LOSING, was published in hardback by Fourth Estate (HarperCollins) in March 2009, and in paperback in January 2010. My second novel, TOLD IN SILENCE, was published, also by Fourth Estate, in May 2010. I am represented by David Higham Associates.
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(a.k.a. Rebecca Connell)
The Art of Losing is published . (Available Now) Haunted by childhood loss, 23-year-old Louise takes on her late mother's name and sets out to find Nicholas, the man she has always held responsible for her death. Now a middle-aged lecturer, husband and father, Nicholas has nevertheless been unable t
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Personal Blog Posts
| Strictly Writing: Why Books Aren't Babies - Post-Publication Day Musings
We’ve all heard the well-worn metaphor about how books are like babies. We create them, nurture them, and (if we’re lucky) finally bring them proudly out into the world for all to coo over and marvel at. Or, if they’re rather more “difficult” babies, to f... ( from http://strictlywriting.blogspot.com/2009...)
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| Strictly Writing - A Writer's Virtue
I have never been one of life's more patient souls. A supermarket queue of more than three people can get me tapping my feet and sighing with exaggerated despair. I hardly ever buy off the internet, as I find the thought of having to wait three days (... ( from http://strictlywriting.blogspot.com...)
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