by Janet Ellis
My husband John and my children Sophie, Jackson and Martha hugged and chivvyed me in equal measure. I needed lots of both. This is the book I always meant it to be. It just took everyone mentioned above to help me do it.
About the Author
Actress, presenter and author Janet Ellis trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Best known for presenting Blue Peter, she stars in numerous radio and TV programmes and in 2018 appeared at the Edinburgh Festival in a successful month long run of Makes, Bakes and Outtakes, a play celebrating sixty years of Blue Peter. In 2016 Janet was awarded an MBE for services to charities and theatre.
A graduate of the Curtis Brown creative writing course, her debut novel, The Butcher’s Hook, was longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize.
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