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The Eloquence of Desire - Sparkling Books

Amanda Sington-Williams signs copies of her book

Author Amanda Sington-Williams signs copies of her book on 18th June 2011 at Waterstones in Crawley…

Alan Hamilton signs copies of his book at Waterstones

Alan Hamilton will be signing copies of his book at Waterstones, Weston-super-Mare…

Sington-Williams signs copies of The Eloquence of Desire

Amanda Sington-Williams signs copies of her book at Waterstones Chichester branch on 11th December…

Past Continuous by Tony Bayliss

Robots in disguise

Past Continuous by Tony Bayliss centres around two bright, headstrong characters, Matthew and Sophie. They grow up in different homes, with different family issues, but are closer together than they can possibly realise…

The Eloquence of Desire - Sparkling Books

Madness and misery in Malaya

Written by Amanda Sington-Williams and set in the 1950s, The Eloquence of Desire explores the conflicts in family relationships caused by an affair…

Interview with author Amanda Sington-Williams

Amanda Sington-Williams comes from a literary family and writes short stories, poetry and novels. She likes to create characters that are outsiders or different from the norm. Her settings go from the ordinary to the exotic and often the stories reflect historical and political events of the time.  Her novel, The Eloquence of Desire, has […]

Interview: Nikki Dudley, author of Ellipsis

Crime thriller, Ellipsis, is Nikki Dudley’s first novel.  Read on, as Contrary Life finds out more from the author herself: Ellipsis is your first novel. Tell us a bit about it. Ellipsis is a psychological thriller but it didn’t really start that way.  I love alternative detective novels so I started out with an aim to […]

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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