Sarah Singleton

Sarah Singleton was born in rural Northamptonshire and holds an honours degree in English Literature and Language from the University of Nottingham. She travelled in Europe, India and Nepal, and worked variously with horses, in a chocolate shop, as a factory operative, and a chambermaid in Germany, before becoming a journalist.

In 1993 she married Brian Hoare, and they have two young daughters. Now, she lives in Chippenham, "in beautiful mystic Wiltshire," and works as a senior reporter for the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald, campaigns with a local human rights group, and is learning to play violin.

Picture by Martin Phelps
 

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Featured Books, with extracts by Sarah Singleton

The Stranger
Sarah Singleton
  The Stranger is the new novel from accomplished author Sarah Singleton, and the follow-up to her 2010 bestseller, The Island. Both evocative and gripping The Stranger is the story of three teens on their gap year in India...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 31/03/2011
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The Island
Sarah Singleton
Put simply this is The Beach for teens. Three friends are on the start of their gap year in India but when one of them discovers a body of a girl he becomes the prime suspect. And, when he...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2010
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The Poison Garden
Sarah Singleton
Intrigue, suspicion and mystery surround Thomas’s inheritance. The magical box his grandmother leaves to him allows him entry to the garden. Here a ghost warns him that his grandmother was poisoned as a result of a plot by members of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2009
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The Amethyst Child
Sarah Singleton
A gripping and thoughtful story about the power of a cult leader on young people. When conventional Amber meets Dowdie she gets drawn into the Community which appears to offer all kinds of interesting alternatives to her own boring, everyday...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2008
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Heretic
Sarah Singleton
A cleverly plotted, scary thriller, Heretic interweaves a strong historical setting with a whimsical ‘faery’ story. Set in England during the reign of Henry V111 Heretic is a story of persecution and survival across different centuries. Elizabeth and her family...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/02/2006
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Century
Sarah Singleton
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2006. Century is a haunting story with a wonderfully gothic feel. Mercy and her sister Charity live in huge house full of dusty corners. Outside it is always winter and the two...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2005
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