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C.S. Woolley

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in Macclesfield, The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Crime, Historical Fiction

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C.S. Woolley (Caroline Sarah Woolley) was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire and raised in the nearby town of Wilmslow. From an early age she discovered she had a flair and passion for writing. This was fuelled by winning local poetry and short story competitions during her years at Mottram St. Andrews Primary School.

During high school, she continued to write and found her time split between acting, writing and her studies. At 14 she began writing novels. University did nothing to change her love of writing. C.S. spent a year reading Law at Manchester Metropolitan University before changing her mind and moving to read English at Hull University. After graduating she moved to Nottingham where she now lives and stays for the cricket at Trent Brid ...more

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	A Thief in Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 183 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Hallows' Eve in Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow #2) 3.99 avg rating — 79 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day the Circus Came to Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow #4) 3.80 avg rating — 56 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Christmas in Stickleback Hollow: A British Victorian Cozy Mystery (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow Book 11) 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Became of Henry Cartwright: A British Victorian Cozy Mystery (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow Book 8) 3.71 avg rating — 34 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Advent of Stickleback Hollow: A British Historical Cosy Mystery (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow Book 10) 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Standing by the Watchtower: Volume 2

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Out 21st October 2015

A collection of poetry and short stories to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Dedicated to the memory of my Uncle John and to the family of my best friend, a minimum of £1 per book sold (both paperback and digital) will be donated to the British Heart Foundation to help with their Read more of this blog post »

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The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow (4 books)
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Nicolette Mace: The Raven Siren (3 books)
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The Children of Ribe (8 books)
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Rob Roy (Waverley Novels, #4)

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The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

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“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard, are sweeter”
― John Keats, Ode On A Grecian Urn And Other Poems

tags: philosophy, religion, science

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“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
― Richard P. Feynman

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“I could but esteem this moment of my departure as among the most happy of my life.”
― Meriwether Lewis

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“The farther you go...the harder it is to return. The world has many edges and it's easy to fall off.”
― Anderson Cooper, Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival

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“I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.”
― Orhan Pamuk, The New Life

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