Following the publication of my first book Between The Shadow and The Soul, I was invited to write a piece for the Guardian newspaper about the link between my career and my writing. I have reproduced the opening of the article below, along with a link where you can read the rest of it. “I had to leave child protection, but wanted to write about how hard it is…” Child protection: the daily deprivations of poverty and the ever-present chaos of incipient violence. Experiences that burn into the brain. Watching cases pass back and forth between agencies, each conference registering neglect and violence. But no action is taken. No action can be taken. The...
Read MoreBook Launch:Between the Shadow and the Soul Friday October 17th between 6 and & 7.30 at Foyles Cabot Circus, Bristol. Readings by Charlie Lees-Massey. The author will be signing copies. A short video is available. Q&A session. All...
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Between The Shadow And The Soul published on September 18th 2014 by Silverwood Press and Amazon as an e-book and paper back.. ISBN 978-1-78132-225-3 (paperback), 978-1-78132-226-0 (ebook) RRP £9.99 (paperback), £2.99 (ebook) Download an information sheet: Between the Shadow and the...
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Marguerite Valentine is a former child protection specialist now writing psychological thrillers. Her debut novel is 'Between The Shadow And The Soul'.