We are very fortunate to have in our workshops a number of talented performers, some of whom are professional actors and voice-over artists and in this section you can listen to them perform their own work and that of other members.
Loving the Stranger by Maureen Marsh
The Promise by Christina Buchanan
Tea and Sympathy by Sho Botham
She Was Nervous about the Future by Catriona Millar
Telling the Time by Maureen Marsh
The Helicopter by Christina Buchanan
Stayin Alive, Stayin Alive by Catriona Millar
I would like to take this opportunity by Victoria Cooper
Toxic Mistress by Maureen Marsh
Dinner Party by Christina Buchanan
Asparagus by Catriona Millar
Listen to Catriona’s piece read by Maureen Marsh
A Banquet of Consequences by Mia Sundby
Masks by Christina Buchanan
Keep Calm and have a Custard Cream by Jill Webb
Frozen by Mari Syrad-Grieves
Modern Love by Christina Buchanan
Ventricle by Mari Syrad-Grieves
The Former, the Newborn and Me by Mari Syrad-Grieves
Just Another Day by Jill Webb
Truthsayer by Janie Reynolds
No Rhyme nor Reason by Jill Webb
The Strange & Astonishing Engagement of Miss Dulcie Grey by Christina Buchanan
Watch This Space by Jill Webb
Slice by Sheridan Maguire
My Betrayal by Sue Thompson
Best Wishes by Jill Webb
The Perfect Dame by Sheridan Maguire
Saucepan Man by Christina Buchanan
Hotel by Sheridan Maguire
Old Friends by Christina Buchanan
Game by Sheridan Maguire
Scaredy Cat by Christina Buchanan
In the End by Tilia Guilbaud-Walter
The People Next Door by Christina Buchanan
Me Old China by Jill Webb
Tasha Choice by Christina Buchanan
Thursday Afternoon by Louise Alley
Thursday Afternoon by Candida Lloyd
I’m Not Happy by Candida Lloyd
The Perfect Excuse by Christina Buchanan
Poundland by Sheridan Maguire
Mother’s Little Legacy by Christina Buchanan
Mother’s Little Legacy by Sheridan Maguire
The Landlady by Mia Sundby
The Woman Who Turned into a Cat by Christina Buchanan
There are a lot of things we don’t want to know by Malcolm Walker read by Jill Webb
A Noise Downstairs by Christina Buchanan
Some things are better left unsaid by Jill Webb
You’re My Dream by Janie Reynolds
You’re My Dream by Candida Lloyd
In My Defence by Jill Webb
Wait, Let Me Explain – timed exercise by Tilia Guilbaud- Walter
I Grew up in Another Language by Candida Lloyd
Know All by Mia Sundby
Retrospect by Jill Webb
Gossip by Sho Botham
There’s No Place Like Home by Jill Webb
Sylvie and the Three Bears by Christina Buchanan
After the Party by Mia Sundby
Listen by Jill Webb
Turn Back the Clock by Jill Webb
The Picnic by Christina Buchanan
Imminent by Shevlyn Byroo
Rome at our Age by Jill Webb
Classic Airliner by Richard Wilding
Ahoy there, Jenny Wren! by Christina Buchanan
Underground by Ellis Goodwin
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A Spy Called Tiffany by Ellis Goodwin
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The Sun and the Moon by Mia Sundby
My Childhood by Mia Sundby
In the Name of the King by Shevlyn Byroo
Hot Water by Shevlyn Byroo
The Accident by Nick Lazar
Bunny by Christina Buchanan
The Visit by Jill Webb
Stupid Email – a timed exercise by Ellis Goodwin
New Year’s Resolutions by Ellis Goodwin
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No One is Born Just Once by Dave Perry
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The End by Stuart Carruthers
Mystic Norman by Ellis Goodwin
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Eavesdropping by Dave Perry
Keep Calm and Have a Camomile by Jill Webb
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The Colour of the Sky by Martin Bourne
Here We Glow by Jill Webb
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Knickers to You by Jill Webb
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The Long Road North by Christina Buchanan
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Time to Stop Worrying by Jill Webb
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7 Minutes after Midnight by Christina Buchanan
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A Fear of Commitment by Jill Webb
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A Fear of Commitment by Debbie Holden
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A Short Weekend in Dorest by Jill Webb
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Tea and Tiffin by Jill Webb
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The Send Off by Jill Webb
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Spinning out of control by Debbie Holden
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The Police Bin by Sophie Groenendal
Listen to Ellis Goodwin reading Sophie’s piece
Chaos in Rhyme by Ellis Goodwin
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City Lights by Christina Buchanan
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Night Animals by Penny Humphrey
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Nocturnal Animals by Christina Buchanan
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Five Poems by Fran Duffield
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Sad Sheep by Ellis Goodwin
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Cecil by Ellis Goodwin
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Freaks Like Us by Ellis Goodwin
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Jim and Bob Remember – a timed exercise by Ellis Goodwin
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The Foreman by Nick Lazar
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Reboot by Nick Lazar
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Memories by Richard Wilding
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A Brief History of Lemonade by Sarah Louise Shipp
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A Brief History of Gideon the Sheep by Nick Lazar
A Brief History of Time by Christina Buchanan
I’ve Got a Friend in Jesus – a timed exercise by Ellis Goodwin
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A Bit of Old China by Christina Buchanan
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Dama de Noche by Christina Buchanan
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Crank it by Ellis Goodwin
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Jim and Bob get a Letter – a timed exercise by Ellis Goodwin
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Someone by Catriona Millar
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Ditto by Catriona Millar
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Larkin’s Hill by Catriona Millar
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Dearest Sister Phil by Fran Duffield
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Roses, Roses all the way by Christina Buchanan
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The Shadow by Christina Buchanan
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For Your Eyes Only by Christina Buchanan
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The Note by Nick Lazar
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The Note by Christina Buchanan
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The Note by Judith Horth
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A Woman at the Gym by Mike Meyers
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Crossing the River by Christina Buchanan
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A Melancholic Ending in E echoed by Mike Meyers
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JZ and Me – a timed exercise by Mike Meyers
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Saint Skin by Catriona Millar
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The Saint goes to Tea by Sarah Francis
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Santa Caterina De las Almas Perdidas by Christina Buchanan
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My New Neighbour by Nick Lazar
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The Mysterious Neighbour by Mia Sundby
Listen to Joshua Wolff reading Mia’s piece
Words for Sale
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Word Seller by Mia Sundby
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The Seller of Words by Christina Buchanan
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The Seller of Words by Nick Lazar
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Our Mutual Friend by Christina Buchanan
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Our Mutual Friend by Nick Lazar
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A Tall Order by Christina Buchanan
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About Time by Sue McCready
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About Time by Christina Buchanan
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A Cupboard with a View by Ellis Goodwin
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Resurrection by Nick Lazar
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Rupert by Christina Buchanan
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He Had a Fag – a timed exercise by Ellis Goodwin
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My Sister by Rosalind May
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Sense and Sensibility by Mia Sundby
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Daisy and June by Nick Lazar
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Sense and Sensibility by Christina Buchanan
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You think it will never happen to you by Stella Newing
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Mathilda by Christina Buchanan
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You think it can never happen to you by Simon Fielder
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The Woes of a Young Fudger by Angele Tornabene-Parsons
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Holes by Ellis Goodwin
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Laura’s Day by Christina Buchanan
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The Broker by Nick Lazar
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War and Peace by Stella Newing
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War and Peace by Christina Buchanan
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Charles the Hero by Ellis Goodwin
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The Servants by Mia Sundby
The Maid by Christina Buchanan
The Servant by Nick Lazar
Elevator by Mia Sundy
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A Pig in Time by Nick Lazar
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Sliding Doors by Christina Buchanan
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The Secret Diary of Alice Emsley by Christina Buchanan
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A Change in Circumstances by Fran Duffield
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A Change of Circumstances by Nick Lazar
How to be Me by Angele Tornabene-Parsons
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How to be God by Nick Lazar
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How to Spot a Demon by Mia Sundby
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How to be a Confident Speaker by Jill Webb
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How to be a Grumpy Old Woman by Christina Buchanan
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The Weather by Miriam Silver
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The Man in the Moon by Angele Tornabene-Parsons
The Lonely Wind by Stella Newing
The Weather Man by Nick Lazar
George and the Lighthouse by Christina Buchanan
A Prayer for Ruby by Christina Buchanan
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Alphabet Austerity by Nick Lazar
The Letter by Garf Collins
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The Letter by Christina Buchanan
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The Letter by Mia Sundby
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The Letter by Nigel Butler
The letter was just two lines long and it arrived like a missile on my doormat.
Alphabet Austerity by Nick Lazar
Shall Set You Free by Natalie Simmonds
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Down the Rushy Glen by Fran Duffield
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The Falcon and the Falconer by Steve Brown
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Nothing but the Truth by Christina Buchanan
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The Puppeteer by Mia Sundby
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Ecclesiastic Bliss by Nick Lazar
The SAD Seagull – a workshop timed exercise by Christina Buchanan
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The Black Gloves by Mia Sundby
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The Black Glove by Stella Newing
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The Black Gloves by Nick Lazar
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The Black Gloves by Betsy Langford
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The Black Gloves by Christina Buchanan
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The Hobbyist by Simon Fielder
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The Hobbyist by Rosalind May
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Myrtle by Ellis Goodwin
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Crazy George – a tribute to Stanley Holloway by Ellis Goodwin
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A Hand that Can be Clasped no More by Garf Collins
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Survival by Mia Sundby
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A Few Short Days by Nick Lazar
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A Survival Story by Malcolm Walker
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The Kitchen by Ellis Goodwin
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The Prisoner by Christina Buchanan
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Eatr by Nick Lazar
The Missing Page by Ludvig Solvang
The Missing Page by Christina Buchanan
My Dream Date by Nick Lazar
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Look What a Good Time I’m Having by Christina Buchanan
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Death of the Bright by Ellis Goodwin
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The Other Man by Ellis Goodwin
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Travelogue by Malcolm Walker
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The Path to Santa Caterina by Christina Buchanan
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The Undertaker by Nick Lazar
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This Will be Difficult to Explain by Mia Sundby
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The First Act by Fran Duffield
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Body Language by Fran Duffield
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Fields of Gold by Christina Buchanan
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The Fairer Sex by Christina Buchanan
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Body Language by Fran Duffield
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If Walls Could Talk by Judith Horth
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The History House by Christina Buchanan
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The History House by Fran Duffield
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Miles Away by Michelle Connell
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Double Trouble by Christina Buchanan
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Craig by Ellis Goodwin
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Too trusting for her own good by Fran Duffield
Terminus by Fran Duffield
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Loyalty by Simon Fielder
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Heat of the Moment by Christina Buchanan
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Violence Begets Violence by Michelle Connell
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Happy Now by Christina Buchanan
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The Fool by Ellis Goodwin
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Pearl by Fran Duffield
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Klara by Judith Horth
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The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Christina Buchanan
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The Night is Wild by Christina Buchanan
Almost Dead by Ellis Goodwin
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Sonny’s Blues by Christina Buchanan
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Sonny’s Blues by Fran Duffield
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I know something about school by Ellis Goodwin
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Smoke without Fire by Fran Duffield
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A story my Mother never told me by Simon Fielder
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The Lost Gardens by Fran Duffield
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Claustrophobia by Fran Duffield
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Mosby’s Memoir by Rosalind May
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Space Geezer by Ellis Goodwin
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The Extra Mile by Christina Buchanan
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A Lesson in Shopping by Christina Buchanan
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The Teacher by Simon Fielder
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Glass by Fran Duffield
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The Explanation by Alan Reid
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The Old Country by Fran Duffield
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The Afterlife by Fran Duffield
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The Wood by Fran Duffield
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The Return by Penny Humphrey
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This will be difficult to explain by Christina Buchanan
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Diagnostics by Fran Duffield
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Sea of Galilee by Rhys Ganderton
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Well I Never by Jill Webb
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Esmerelda by Christina Buchanan
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The Meeting by Penny Humphrey
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Taken from the Welsh by Fran Duffield
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Young Blood by Judith Horth
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On Reading by Steve Brown
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Nemesis by Judith Horth
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I Remember by Fran Duffield
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The Fountain by Christina Buchanan
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The Pod by Ellis Goodwin
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The Umbrella by Simon Fielder
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The Patient by Catriona Millar
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Stars by Fran Duffield
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The Long Day Called Thursday by Sue McCready
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Twins by Ellis Goodwin
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The Steps to Heaven by Christina Buchanan
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Coincidence Man by Ellis Goodwin
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The Umbrella by Malcolm Walker
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I Remember by Ellis Goodwin
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Pearls by Fran Duffield
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The Atmosphere by Christina Buchanan
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