Rupert Farquhar-Thomson in last week's Observer

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Rupert Farquhar-Thomson in last week's Observer

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This lament over the plight of today's authors focuses on the admired novelist Rupert Thomson (PeB 66-73):

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/m ... uthor-life
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Wow, that makes seriously depressing reading. My DD decided she wanted to be an author when she was 5, she's 10 now; I think I'll try and persuade her otherwise, unless she comes up with the next Harry Potter or Twilight!
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eowyn3099 wrote:Wow, that makes seriously depressing reading. My DD decided she wanted to be an author when she was 5, she's 10 now; I think I'll try and persuade her otherwise, unless she comes up with the next Harry Potter or Twilight!

...... and hopefully NOT another "....Shades of Grey" !
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.... and hopefully NOT another "....Shades of Grey" ![/quote]

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