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Kerry Letheby

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in Loxton, Australia

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Suspense

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October 2012

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I was born at Loxton, in South Australia’s Riverland region. Most of my childhood friends were found within the pages of books in the school library, where I spent most of my time. I developed a particular love for historical fiction, and I also loved stories in which the characters demonstrated inspirational courage.
The origins of my writing are deeply rooted in this time.
When I left school, I wanted to be an artist or writer, but my well-meaning father told me that neither of these would pay my rent, and he encouraged me to be a teacher instead. I taught for some years in both the public and private sectors, having three sons along the way.
I then moved from teacher to home-schooling mother for a few years, and then into full time pastoral ...more

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Preparing for the local book fair

It’s been a busy few months since September last year. In that time, I have had to turn a lot of personal energy in the direction of my family and I’ve also taken a three-week trip to Europe. I’ve also been busy with another website - totally unrelated to writing, but needing lots of writing - and I’ve spent some time in hospital. So all in all, things have been busy, with very little time to writ Read more of this blog post »

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Mine To Avenge

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Kerry’s Quotes

“Nothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance.”
― Winston Churchill

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“Being self-published makes me no less "published" than the authors who are with publishing companies.”
― Adrienne Thompson

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