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  • GEORGE ORWELL, DYSTOPIA AND ME …

‘Nineteen Eighty-Four: The book which got under my skin, and twisted and shaped me into the writer I am today …’ CLICK HERE to read more about how a single book had a huge impact on Fiona Beddow’s writing.

  • MUSICIAN, TEACHER, WRITER … AND A GIRL CALLED GEORGE.  

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‘When the 9-year-old me set out on a mission to read all twenty-one Famous Five books, I had no idea that my life would follow the same pattern as their author, Enid Blyton.’  CLICK HERE to read more about the parallel lives of Fiona Beddow and Enid Blyton.

  • WE HAVE A WINNER!  CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHO WON A SIGNED COPY OF FIERCE RESISTANCE, SOME KHUSHI FEET GOODIES … AND THE CHANCE TO BECOME A CHARACTER IN FIONA BEDDOW’S THIRD BOOK!

 

  • BRAVERY, STANDING UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT AND MAKING SACRIFICES FOR OTHERS …

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Would you like to hear how an 18-year-old girl set up her own charity?  Emily Cook founded Khushi Feet after experiencing the poverty of street children in Kolkata first hand.  Khushi Feet now raises money to provide an education for these children.  Read more here about Emily’s adventure in India and beyond …