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Chris Barraclough

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Greetings!

My name's Chris, I'm a 29 y.o. author and journalist from London.

My first book, Bat Boy, follows a blind boy battling to find his estranged father after a family tragedy. Bat Boy won the UK Authors 2010 award and is AVAILABLE NOW IN PAPERBACK THROUGH AMAZON. Thanks to UKA Press.

25% of my royalties from Bat Boy will be donated to the RNIB.

My second book, Dead Dogs, is a darkly comic suspense tale that examines the archaic blood feud laws of Albania, through the eyes of a spontaneous and sarcastic 14 y.o. victim. It was nominated for the Dylan Thomas/Sony Reader award in 2010, and can be grabbed on Smashwords now!

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/145089

I have also written two novellas, one of which, 'Crack', was shortlisted in the Contact Publishing Page Turner Prize 2011. It is now available for a mere pound for the Amazon Kindle, check out my website for links!

You can follow me on Twitter, where I regularly post links to writing competitions and other randomness. My User ID is 'Seebaruk'.

Thanks for looking!
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favourite books

A Clockwork Orange, Catcher in the Rye, LA Confidential, Get Shorty

my websites

http://www.chrisbarraclough.co.uk     http://chrisbarraclough.blogspot.com/

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Dead Dogs

Chris Barraclough

Trapped within the crumbling Albanian house of his grandfather, 14-year-old Mikael discovers an unlikely friendship and a shocking legacy, as his family crumbles around him.


After his grandfather’s death, 14-year-old Mikael moves from Poland with his parents to the old family home in Albania. Their arrival is met with suspicion from many in the village, leading to Mikael being suspended from school on his first day.

A bitter feud with the neighbours turns violent, but Mikael ignores his parents’ warning to stay indoors, instead venturing out to the garden to talk with Alexander, the youngest member. The two become wary friends, while Mikael clashes with Alexander's older brother Leon.

Through Alexander, Mikael learns of his Grandfather's legend and a side to his family he never knew existed. He scours the house for answers, and turns up an old handgun, and his grandfather’s documents and diaries which gradually reveal the truth behind his family’s past…

 

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katie78 wrote 12 days ago

chris, you commented on my work awhile back and i wanted to reiterat....

subra_2k123 wrote 34 days ago

Hi Chris, Do you like to have a glimpse of terrifying future, ten ye....

emeraldraj wrote 58 days ago

Will you fight for CUPID (god of sexual love) leading men or for LI....

Adeel wrote 59 days ago

Dear Chris I will be thankful to you if you can render me your suppor....

DaisyFitz wrote 66 days ago

You killed a fluffy toy for a cover? Have you no shame? :) So For....

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I wrote 70 days ago

Hey Adam, cheers for reading and your kind comments mate :) Lack of reads/comments is my own fault, I haven't been on here for aaaaaages, my bad. However, in that time I've completed Dead Dogs and given it a complete re-write! Going to post the updated chapters here, and have plans to releas... view book

I wrote 348 days ago

Just read the first four chapters of Secret Diary. Got to admit I was proper getting into it, despite the usual adage 'chick-lit isn't my thing' - although I always read a few sneaky chapters whenever I get a chance :) We recently went to Santorini and watched the sunset at Oia, so it was great r... view book

I wrote 434 days ago

Hi Nigel, Brutally Honest crit for chapter one here, I've already read and enjoyed the first chapter but here's some more detailed comments. These are entirely personal opinions obviously, so take 'em or leave 'em :) Liked the bleak entry description, sets the atmosphere nicely. The one-on-one wi... view book

I wrote 437 days ago

Hey C, just read your latest chapter one :) Very different start to the last one! I like the way she already knows Xander and the pair clearly have already broken the friendship barrier, it makes their relationship very open and unpredictable. Good that we don't know what happened to Daisy's hub, an... view book

I wrote 437 days ago

Hey Rusty, just finished your first two chapters, very original and funny stuff! Don't think I'll ever be able to take Keats seriously again! No idea at all where this is going but looking forward to finding out :) Cheers, Chris view book

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