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Cathy Macphail

@CathyMacphail

Best-selling Scottish writer (1946-2021)

 Greenock, Scotland
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Joined October 2010
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Cathy's son here. We are heartbroken to let you know that our beloved mother passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She would want you to travel through life 1st Class.
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See. A total innocent Me! – at Greenock, Scotland
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Oh... still don't get it? – at Greenock, Scotland
What's lemo? – at Greenock, Scotland
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Claire McFall@mcfall_claire7 Feb 2018
#Ferryman is currently on sale for Kindle ❤ @KelpiesEdge amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B071G4F…
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Calling Scottish poets! Visiting Arts are looking for writers to visit Latvia and collaborate with overseas colleagues. visitingarts.org.uk/content/…
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6 February 1943 | A transport of 2,000 Polish Jews - men, women and children - arrived at Auschwitz from the ghetto in Białystok. After the selection made by SS doctors 85 men and 47 women were registered. 1,868 people were murdered in gas chambers.
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Another anniversary to celebrate! John Steinbeck's timeless classic 'Of Mice and Men' turns 81 years old today. You can read the first chapter of our dyslexia-friendly edition here: tinyurl.com/y7hteyro
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David Macphail@DMMacphail17 Feb 2018
Replying to @BBCGaryR @JoanMcAlpine
I benefited from an ERASMUS exchange while at Uni - it’s a great scheme, and it’s tragic that future generations might not be able to participate because of #Brexit
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‘...we will monitor the level of transactions and new income at each branch and if there is a sustained and viable increase in both then we will reconsider the closure of the relevant branch...’ @RBS - and the closures were not financially motivated? #nonsense
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6th Feb: Centenary of Representation of the People Act UK #Vote100 ~ c/f the Bread Queue Women of St Petersburg - Blog on History Resource Cupboard tinyurl.com/ydh3p7j3 #RasputinDagger
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A lovely welcome at Carnoustie High. A long drive but worth it. Pupils lived my books and what could be better.... fb.me/VROlz8FI

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A lovely welcome at Carnoustie High. A long drive but worth it. Pupils lived my books and what could be better. Well, the lovely lunch certainly helped.

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Drum roll.......🥁 Author No. 1 is Cathy MacPhail! @CathyMacphail will be visiting @ArdAcademy on Monday 19 February to speak with S3. Thanks @scottishbktrust #LiveLiterature #BringingBookstoLife
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The Secret Chapter of Between The Lies will be available shortly. And watch out for a twist! ( Come on,it's me.... fb.me/77PPljGZX
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What an amazing pic of an amazing place. The first draft of the final two chapters of my novel were written at @moniackmhor so it'll always mean a lot to me. xitter.gq/scottishbktrust/status…
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SYP Scotland@SYPScotland5 Feb 2018
🎉 Time for the first #SYPVS announcement! 🎉 EDITING NARRATIVE BEGINNINGS: THINKING ABOUT FIRST CHAPTERS is Eleanor Collins' hands-on workshop that will tackle the tricky business of making the opening chapters of a manuscript just right ✍️ More info: facebook.com/events/55488077…
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KelpiesEdge@KelpiesEdge5 Feb 2018
Amazing news! Congratulations @CathyMacphail! (And if you haven't read #BetweentheLies yet, you can get your copy here: discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/…) #Portsmouthbookawards xitter.gq/PortsmouthSLS/status/9…
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Beween The Lies by @CathyMacphail shortlisted for the Portsmouth Book Award 2018 (Longer Novel) #Portsmouthbookawards @FlorisBooks
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