Patricia Weerakoon
Dr Patricia Weerakoon is a medical doctor turned sexologist and author. She is an evangelical Christian and is married to Vasantha. Her son, Kamal, is a Presbyterian minister.
Her writing and speaking brings together her enthusiasm for sex and her love for the glory of God.
As a sexologist, Dr Weerakoon has used practical sex education, sex research and sex therapy to bring good, holistic sexual health. Her Christian framework for sex therapy has enriched and empowered the sex lives of many couples.
Dr Weerakoon has a recognised media presence, and is a highly regarded public speaker and social commentator in sexuality and sexual health.
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Unfortunately, fear also gripped her and that said fear of rejection stopped her attempting to try something that she never thought she'd be able to achieve.
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I’m Brandon Sanderson, and I write stories of the fantastic: fantasy, science fiction, and thrillers.
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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen -
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Her most recent books are The First Stone, True Stories, My Hard Heart, The Feel of Stone and Joe Cinque's Consolation. In 2006 she won the Melbourne Prize for Literature. She lives in Melbourne.
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He first came to prominence in the 1980s as a member of the Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS), an Australian musical comedy group also comprising Tim Ferguson and Paul McDermott. The group disbanded in 1994.
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Peter Brown is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books.
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