Novelist. Novel #PeaceTalks published by @BloomsburyBooks @EuropaEditions. Shortlisted for @CostaBookAwards 2020. Represented by @UnitedAgents

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A new book for a new year! "Overwhelmed; Ways to Take the Pressure Off" is published today. From procrastination and perfectionism to the imposter phenomenon and to-do lists, there are 16 evidence-based chapters. Here's to a calmer, overwhelm-free 2026!
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In episode 63 of #WhatWeLeaveWeCarry, the series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK, Hani Arnaout tells his story of how, after years of suffering under the Assad regime in Syria, he and his family found safety in Devon bit.ly/48W3DBa
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Reflecting on the symbiosis between a conductor and orchestra that can elevate a performance into the realms of the eternal. 97 year old Herbert Blomstedt @philharmonia @southbankcentre took Mahler’s 9th Symphony to the edge of silence in ways that cannot be put into words.
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As well as a prize-winning novelist, @moniqueroffey is a also renowned activist and her new novel #Passiontide is, above all, a paean to activism; as much a mischievous and congenial act as it is a transgressive and transformative one @TimAAFinch reviews bit.ly/4dUTJ1o
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Opportunity for a Building and Facilities Manager with energy, enthusiasm and experience Salary: 30,981 (pro rata 18, 503 For more information about the role contact [email protected] Deadline for applications: Friday 25th Oct Interviews: Wednesday 13th Nov
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In All in the Mind @BBCRadio4 this week we asked why music moves some emotionally and leaves others like our guest Chris, cold. He said if he had to give up music or cheese for a year it would always be music. Time for a quick poll. I reckon.
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At book signings people still ask me how my vet friend is, after the @bbcradio4 programmes we made about his brain tumour 7 years ago. So we've made a new episode. Adam's frank & funny, as usual. And I never expected to assist in a dog castration... bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021h4….
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We are starting a new talks series which I’ll be chairing where we hear from psychologists @sussexuni all about how we can use their research in our own lives. Starting with the Science of Well-being. Nice venue too. Do come if you can and please do share theoldmarket.com/shows/think…
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Na Meltingpotu vystoupí také oceňovaný spisovatel, Tim Finch (@TimAAFinch), který působil nejen jako novinář v BBC 📺, ale i ve vedení řady lidskoprávních organizací, včetně @ResetUKorg. 🤝🏻 Nahlédněte spolu s ním pod pokličku migrace. ▶️ bit.ly/ChciNaMeltingpot
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If you think of Stanford as the starchy headmaster of British music, then you must come to this and be challenged. His Songs of the Fleet is by gorgeous and subversive, even bawdy. For Lo, I raise up is a stunning anthem a rare setting from the book of Habakkuk.
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Hi everyone, time to dust off your Bach B minor. Our Come and Sing is this Saturday at St Stephen's, College Rd, Dulwich. Let's see some new faces too as well as choir buddies across London. All levels welcome. We're baking too. Book on dulwichchoral.com
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Community review of building proposals - Wed 17 January, drop in between 5pm-8pm Copleston Church & Community Centre, see attached leaflet. almost 50 years since the conversion of the Church into the Centre. Let's hope next stage is as good & even better at serving the community
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Happy New Year everyone! We are excited to start the year with an invitation for our friends, colleagues, neighbours, partners and funders to: A Community Review of building proposals for @coplestonpeckham on Wednesday 17th January 2024 Drop in at any time between 5pm-8pm
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If the usual New Year's resolutions don't feel that appealing this year, how about deciding to focus on kindness? Benefits for your wellbeing as well as of course for other people's. The Keys to Kindness: How Kindness Unlocks Wellbeing, Success and Purpose is in paperback now.
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Out in paperback today with a lovely new cover - my book "The Keys to Kindness: How Kindness Unlocks Wellbeing, Success and Purpose". #kindness
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Join us for #PeaceOfferings on Saturday 2nd December from 9am-12.30pm, an event to bring communities together for #peace No need to book. You can come along to all or any part of the morning.
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Our next concert is going to be fantastic! Come and hear us on the 24th June - singing the music of William Byrd and his contemporaries!
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Sunday is the last chance to vote in The People’s Book Awards. My book The Keys to Kindness is on the shortlist. Would be lovely if you’d like to vote for it. But you can of course choose another book on the list. They all look good! peoplesbookprize.com/oct-202…
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If you happen to live in Wellington, New Zealand, do come to @unitybookswgtn at 12.30pm on Monday 30th Jan to hear about The Keys to Kindness. Looks like a lovely shop. unitybookswellington.co.nz/
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Our first event of 2023! We are so lucky to have Claudia Hammond visit us from the UK to share her kindness and wisdom in conversation with the lovely people at @thewell_wgtn! instagr.am/p/CngWQt-PlzB/
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