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Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 07-12-2013, 13:03
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Posted By DtheP47
Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist

Any Questions today:
Andrew Lansley gets creamed by JW when he says food banks are a good idea. Way To Go Jeanette
Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 15-12-2012, 15:05
Replies: 265
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Posted By DtheP47
Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist

Not quite like that kestrelx Jeanette sought out her birth mother not without some difficulties and blocks from the "authorities" along the way and it didn't really solve anything or have a happy...
Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 11-12-2012, 10:02
Replies: 265
Views: 28,252
Posted By DtheP47
Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist

You cover some great points here bzk. One is minded of that old adage “Why let the truth get in the way of a good story. I have just finished reading David McRaney’s excellent book “You are not so...
Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 07-12-2012, 14:13
Replies: 265
Views: 28,252
Posted By DtheP47
Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist

The multi talented Ms Winterson....

Jeanette Winterson (http://www.jeanettewinterson.com/pages/journalism_01/journalism_01_item.asp?journalism_01ID=182)

How many on here knew/know this side...
Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 07-12-2012, 11:40
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Posted By DtheP47
Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist

Guardian review here Gordon.

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson ? review | Books | The Guardian...
Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 07-12-2012, 11:22
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Posted By DtheP47
Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist

Try her autobio' "Why be happy when you could be normal" Gordon. It gets a few mentions in these threads and the Yentob programme supplements it. The book covers in more detail her search for her...
Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 07-12-2012, 09:34
Replies: 265
Views: 28,252
Posted By DtheP47
Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist

Today's Accrington Observer page 8 has a piece by Kate Watkins entitled "Author praises role of her local library" not much chance it will quieten some of the negativity generated by some trolls in...
Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 22-10-2012, 20:57
Replies: 265
Views: 28,252
Posted By DtheP47
Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist

Must be a typo...?
Picky as you know I am...Atarah...


Deathly dark Pits that the Devil strode
Bleak graves where the grass as grown
Broken widows, broken stone
I miss you Accrington, you...
Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 05-09-2012, 15:28
Replies: 265
Views: 28,252
Posted By DtheP47
Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist

My sister was in the same class at Accrington Girls High School. I gave her Jeanette's " Why be happy when you could be normal" to read. She said "well she was always a bit wierd at school" *chuckle*...
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