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I want a FREE signed copy of The Day I Died and a chat with the author

Administrator: bookarmy

Started: 2009-06-15
Ended: 2009-07-24
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The Day I Died

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED We have 5 signed copies of Polly Courtney's new book, The Day I Died, to give away. To enter just leave a comment in this forum, and keep an eye on your inbox after the competition closes to see if you have won. Competition closes on the 17th July 2009. But that's not all: Polly is also on the site to ready to answer your questions, so why not leave her a message now?

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Polly_Courtney
1 years ago

Actually, I'm not someone who has always wanted to be a writer - I only discovered how much I loved it when I was scribbling down all the anecdotes and things that had happened to me during my first job, as an investment banker.
I was so disillusioned with the way the City really was that I decided to pour out my frustrations, and that was what formed the basis of my first novel, Golden Handcuffs. Then once I realised how much I enjoyed writing, I wrote another book, then another, then another...

Casper418 said @ 2009-07-1322:20:46.547+01:00Reply

Hi this book sounds great, i would love a signed copy.

How did you become an author, have you always wanted to write books?

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Polly_Courtney
1 years ago

Happy birthday!
Good luck in the draw for the book.

ElizaBrown said @ 2009-07-0619:28:25.263+01:00Reply

It's my birthday on the 17th, this would make a great pressie!

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Polly_Courtney
1 years ago

Good question. Actually, I was fortunate in that I had a very happy, stable childhood, but I met someone at St Christophers, a charity that helps young & vulnerable people get back on their feet after problems at home, and some of their stories really touched me.
'The youth of today' gets really bad press, and I wanted people to think about the real reasons for people running away from home.

rpoynter said @ 2009-07-1510:57:40.843+01:00Reply

Where do you get your inspiration from on books like this? Did you run away as a child?