{"id":27,"date":"2022-09-14T15:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torabarry-books.co.uk\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2022-09-14T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:20:09","slug":"about-tora-barry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev27.servelink.com\/?page_id=27","title":{"rendered":"About Tora Barry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u200bI was born a while ago in a building which was once a hospital and is now one of London\u2019s most exclusive hotels. Over the years I\u2019ve been a journalist, a PR for a men\u2019s underwear brand, full -time yacht crew, a timeshare sales rep, a sportswriter, a brand strategist, a schools\u2019 business mentor and a director of several modest companies. However, despite all this excitement, I\u2019ve always found time to write, and now I\u2019m concentrating on finishing projects and releasing them into the wild.<\/p>\n

\u200bI love art galleries and am usually thinking of taking up painting. (I like zoos too, but the zebra community has nothing to fear at present). I do my share of sampling lovely food and wine, and I really love to travel, as far and for as long as possible. I\u2019m not a bad cook and can be relied upon to provide Sunday lunch, or homemade cake and biscuits to visitors, builders, gardeners, amazon delivery personnel and anyone else who may be passing.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also recently embarked on a doctoral research degree in English Literature and Social History, where I\u2019m looking into the changing perceptions of heroism in post-war British fiction.<\/p>\n

Atticus Drake is the first literary hero of my own creation, and as you will see, his most recent adventure takes place in New York. I\u2019m undecided as to where he\u2019ll go next, so let me know if you have an idea of where you’d like to find him.
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If you’d like to get in touch about anything at all (and I\u2019d love it if you did) write to me at\u00a0torabarry@gmail.com<\/a>, or comment on blog posts on this site. You can follow me on twitter @torabarrywriter, or on Facebook on my Tora Barry page.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u200bBest of all, subscribe to this site. You’ll get first hand news of what I\u2019m writing, ideas and tips for your own writing, and free downloads to keep you occupied when your train is delayed, or you’re redirected to a replacement bus service. In the rain.\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n

My great loves: The sea, 85% dark chocolate, champagne, umbrellas, brass bands,\u00a0<\/span>
My pet hates: beetroot, goat\u2019s cheese, beetroot and goats cheese together, overcrowding, indifferent service, excess packaging<\/span>
My favourite words of the moment: treacle, rain, whatsoever<\/span>
\u200bSecret of the week: Mrs Thatcher once spent an afternoon with me at our house and neither of us even tried to escape.<\/span><\/div>\n

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