Camilla Way
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Camilla Way is an English author and was previously an editor at men's style magazine Arena
since 2005. Her first book, The Dead of Summer, was published in 2007.
Camilla Way is the daughter of poet and author Peter Way
. She was educated at Woolwich College and the University of Glamorgan
and was formerly associate editor of teenage girls' magazine Bliss
.
Arena (magazine)
Arena was a British monthly men's magazine. The magazine was created in 1986 by Nick Logan, who had started The Face in 1980, to focus on trends in fashion and entertainment. British graphic designer Neville Brody, who had designed The Face, designed Arena's launch appearance.The magazine featured...
since 2005. Her first book, The Dead of Summer, was published in 2007.
Camilla Way is the daughter of poet and author Peter Way
Peter Way
-Life:He graduated from Trent University, in 1981, Queen's University with an M.A., in 1983, and University of Maryland, College Park with a Ph.D., in 1991.He taught at Bowling Green State University....
. She was educated at Woolwich College and the University of Glamorgan
University of Glamorgan
The University of Glamorgan is a university based in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales with campuses in Treforest, Glyntaff, Merthyr Tydfil, Tyn y Wern and Cardiff...
and was formerly associate editor of teenage girls' magazine Bliss
Bliss (magazine)
Bliss is a monthly British magazine aimed at teenage girls which currently retails at £2.75 and often comes with a gift such as make-up or a bag...
.
- The Dead of Summer (2007) was shortlisted for the CWACrime Writers' AssociationThe Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. Founded by John Creasey in 1953, it is currently chaired by Peter James and claims 450+ members....
New Blood DaggerCWA New Blood DaggerThe CWA New Blood Dagger is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association for first books by previously unpublished writers. It is given in memory of CWA founder John Creasey and was previously known as The John Creasey Memorial Award. The award is voted on by past winners and...
Award 2007. It is set in the long, hot summer of 1986 in Greenwich, London, and culminates in the murder of three teenage children as told seven years later to a police psychologist by Anita, sole witness to the crime.
- Little Bird (2008) is the title of her second novel. The story is about the character Kate who never speaks about the past. She glances nervously over her shoulder as if she were being followed. If you paid attention, you might hear how carefully she speaks. And if you were to search you might find the old newspaper clippings she has hidden away: Kidnap Girl "Like Wild Animal", The Mysterious Disappearance of "Little Bird" But these are just fragments of a long buried past-another life, another girl. Secrets left unspoken, until now.... The story is based on a child was kidnapped as a baby and has lived a life of isolation. The book shows the development feral children have to make after their capture and it shows how this person in particular grew and matured into an adult. The story is set in many settings from France to America to England. Little Bird received good recommendations from the magazines CosmopolitanCosmopolitan (magazine)Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
and Marie ClaireMarie ClaireMarie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
who said Little Bird was "Hauntingly beautiful and emotionally truthful" and "Brilliantly executed-it's simply impossible to put down".