6 Quotes & Sayings By Natasha Farrant

Natasha Farrant is a writer and journalist who has sold over four million books worldwide. Her books have been translated into over twenty-five languages, and she has been a finalist in the Bookseller Book of the Year competition twice. Her novels include The Secret Keeper, The House at Riverton, and The Mystery of Mercy Close. One of her bestsellers, The Closest of Strangers, was named one of the top five fiction books of 2012 by Publisher's Weekly Read more

Another novel she wrote, My Father's House, a story about a family's painful past coming back to haunt them, won the Costa Award for Best Novel of the Year in 2011. Natasha has also written non-fiction books about crime and psychology for young readers. She lives with her husband in Wiltshire, England.

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Do not be afraid of books, Miss Bennet. Simply treat them with the respect they deserve, and you will be richly rewarded. You do not have to be clever or rich or have attended celebrated schools or universities in order to appreciate them. It is enough simply to have an open and receptive mind-- and sometimes, it is true, a little perseverance. But you must not be afraid, Miss Bennett, for books do not judge you. Natasha Farrant
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Books may not judge you, but people do. Natasha Farrant
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She clasped his hands and pressed her lips to them. 'I want you to be proud of me, ' he repeated. She dropped his hands, feeling defeated. Natasha Farrant
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It's about more than us, now, can't you see? I love you, of course I do, but some things...some things just have to be done. Natasha Farrant
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It has started to snow. We all ran out when it began, and played at catching flakes as we used to when we were children. But it was cold, and our boots and gloves and cloaks were soon wet - you feel these things more when you are grown-up. Natasha Farrant