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Sylvia Colley has been making up stories in her head and writing them down ever since she was old enough to hold a pencil. She was born in Hampshire and has lived in Pinner, Middlesex since 1958. Sylvia Colley became a teacher and spent many years as Head of English at the Purcell School in North London before retiring to focus on writing. She has published two books of poetry,’Juliet’ and ‘ It’s Not What I Wanted Though’ and three novels: Ask Me to Dance, Lights on Dark Water and Arms Around Frank Richardson\u00a0to be publishe on June 16th 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When not writing, Sylvia loves gardening on her allotment, keeping chickens and is a talented jewellery maker. She has included some images with description of some of her jewellery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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