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Her novel justine was the joint winner of the 1996 james tait black memorial prize. In the 1980s she was the keyboard player with rock band the woodentops. I am a regular exhibitor with cambridge open studios and display themed paintings on my home life, my children and my travel. Author alice thompson was born in edinburgh, and studied english at oxford university. Her first artistic success came as keyboardist for rock band the woodentops, but she left the band in 1987 to concentrate on her writing. Sword of destiny witcher series by andrzej sapkowski. The cambridge history of the book in britain edited by david.
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