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BARROW, JUDITH

Saddleworth House, Carmarthen Road, Kilgetty, Pembrokeshire, SA68 0XX
Email: ja.barrow@btinternet.com
Website: www.judithbarrow.co.uk / www.judithbarrow.com
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Judith grew up in Lancashire but has lived in Pembrokeshire for thirty years. She has a BA in Literature, and a Diploma in Drama and Script Writing from Swansea University. In May 2007 Judith completed a MA in Creative Writing at Trinity College, Carmarthen.

She has published poetry and short fiction in various anthologies and has won several poetry competitions. Judith has also written three children's novels. Her play, 'Play Off' was performed at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea. Strima Productions have turned her stage play ‘My Little Philly’ into a film and it is now being entered into several film festivals.

Pattern of Shadows (Honno, 2010) is her first published novel. It was shortlisted in the Cinnamon Press Award. Judith is currently writing her second novel. She is a Member of Academi.

Reviews:
With respect to Pattern of Shadows (Honno, 2010)

"…An unforgettable debut novel - perfectly paced…"
Menna Elfyn

"…No ordinary love story; not only does Judith Barrow perfectly evoke a sense of time and place, but she deftly weaves in issues that speak across generations…An intelligent, poignant first novel brimming with intricate observations of the human condition…"
Jan Fortune-Wood

"…(I)…could not put it down as I was so immersed in the storyline and so keen to find out what happened next...(the) characters were very believable and the whole story was very well written and incredibly enjoyable..."
Sarah Hughes


Selected Publications:
Pattern of Shadows (Honno, 2010)
A Quiet Trauma (forthcoming)

Contributed to:
Coming Up Roses (contributor) (Honno, 2009) 




Pattern of Shadows (Honno, 2010)

Mary is a nurse at a Lancashire prison camp for German POWs. Work is difficult but fulfilling; home a constant round of arguments and her ex-boyfriend is giving her trouble. The only light on her horizon is a growing friendship with one of the camp's German doctors, and letters from her imprisoned elder brother. A gritty and moving WWII saga.

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