Alice O'Keeffe
@AliceOKeeffe
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Author and journalist. Novels 'Skylark' and 'On The Up' out now. I work for the Times, NOT the Bookseller. Not on here much - check out Instagram for more info
Joined December 2010
Skylark is a novel about love and deception, about the environmental movement and the state, about the 1990s, time of raves and rebellion... it's also inspired by the real-life story of Britain's undercover police. Order the paperback here
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Wifedom, Anna Funder's furious and gripping biography of George Orwell's wife, Eileen
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A rereading of one of my favourite ever books, Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence
thetimes.com
This wise and beautiful novel about a working-class woman trapped by her circumstances shows that Lawrence had a deep feeling for the inner lives of women
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Tom Lee's wise and gentle investigation of mental illness The Bullet
thetimes.com
This is a powerfully written, moving memoir-cum history of how Britain’s mental health care system crumbled
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Benji Waterhouse's You Don't Have To Be Mad ... a hilarious, shocking and urgent memoir of life as an NHS psychiatrist
thetimes.com
This funny and shocking memoir warns that our mental health services are at breaking point
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Oo you can read all our glorious book reviews in @thetimes for FREE this weekend! Here are some of the best books that I've reviewed recently.
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‘We were taught to be winners’: @YusraMardini speaks to @AliceOKeeffe about The Swimmers, the Netflix drama of her life https://t.co/QGHhPFfvqu
theguardian.com
The swimming prowess of the Syrian Nardini sisters helped save their sinking refugee boat. Here Yusra talks about The Swimmers, the new film that tells their amazing story
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Five activists fighting back against Britain’s cost of living crisis: @eiecampaign @BiteBack2030 @InsulateLove @Living_Rent @KwajoHousing Interviews by @TimAdamsWrites @AliceOKeeffe & @killianfox0
https://t.co/AE01YSWzvA
theguardian.com
As the UK faces the toughest winter in decades, leading campaigners against food and energy poverty, poor housing and other key issues share their anger
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It's paperback day 🥳🥳🥳!! Skylark is a novel about love and deception, about the environmental movement and the state, about the 1990s, time of raves and rebellion... order it here @CoronetBooks @SLALondon
waterstones.com
Buy Skylark by Alice O'Keeffe from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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Delighted to be joining the editorial team of @ObsNewReview from next week until August. PRs do keep me posted about all the forthcoming brilliant books / films / shows! alice.okeeffe.casual@guardian.co.uk 💥💥💥
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A big thank you to @annamburtt and Brighton Book Club @radioreverb for featuring an interview with me about Skylark, fiction, spycops... Listen here
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Is joy the source of your smile, or is your smile the source of your joy? I loved this book by Sarah Ruhl, which makes so many interesting observations about the relationship between mind and body
theguardian.com
Robbed of her smile by Bell’s palsy, the playwright is forced to confront difficult truths in this moving and subtle memoir
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Sometimes disparate strands of your life come together... on writing about spycops, and why I blew the whistle on a landmark report into protest policing
newstatesman.com
Ministers have promised a crackdown on protesters such as the Colston Four – starting with their new policing bill. Here’s why I took a stand against my former employers.
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This is an excellent review. Excellent in the sense of 'positive' but - more satisfyingly still - in the sense of 'the reviewer has deeply engaged with the book'. For a sense of what Skylark is all about, read this one. Thank you to @MaxDunbar1 and @shinynewbooks 📚🙏😍
Skylark by Alice O'Keefe is reviewed by @MaxDunbar1 'In a country of lockdowns, borders bills and voter ID, O’Keefe’s ‘arrow of hope’ is needed more than ever. In Skylark that arrow will pierce your heart.' @CoronetBooks
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Signed copies now in @BrightonWstones (thank you guys for giving Skylark such a nice spot on your festive shelves)! What a lovely Christmas present, no? 📚🎄
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Thank you to @GoldsboroBooks for having me in to sign this lovely pile of Skylarks - what an honour! 📚🙏
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Wonderful to get this lovely review for Skylark in the Observer today. Thank you @alisonflood 😍🙏❤️
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Thank you to @Buzz_Magazine for this 👌review
Based in truth, #SKYLARK by @AliceOKeeffe weaves a beautiful tale of deceit and “is a thought-provoking, well-researched and compelling saga of worlds colliding” https://t.co/QgTZG8AEJX
#buzzbookreview #buzzpicks #aliceokeeffe #newreads #bookreview #reading
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BTW this is UK only - apologies to keen readers elsewhere - I hope Skylark will be available where you are soon! 🙏
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🎉🎉🎉 PUBLICATION DAY!!!! 🎉🎉AND WIN ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL HARDBACKS FOR YOURSELF AND A FRIEND!! Just email your postal address and your friend's name and postal address to: info@aliceokeeffe.com. Only a very few copies available, so get in there quick! 🚀
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