- Cathy Hopkins
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The Apprentice (UK) candidate, seeKatie Hopkins "Cathy Hopkins (born 1953 in
Manchester ) is an English novelist, best known for her teenage booksMates, Dates series .Early life
Hopkins lived in
Kenya until she was eleven. When she was eighteen, her parents returned fromAfrica and she went to study at Manchester Art College, dropping out after a year to join a rock and roll band named "Driving Rock and the Rockettes", which toured local colleges and universities as the warm up band to groups such asWizard andThe Average White Band . [http://www.piccadillypress.co.uk/pages/book-categories/bios/hopkins.html]Hopkins worked as an
occupational therapist in amental hospital before returning to college and gaining a degree in comparative religion. She started writing books in 1986, and trained as anaromatherapist to supplement her writing.Books
She has had 49 books published in 30 different countries, including the Mates, Dates series, the "Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise" series, the "Cinnamon Girl" series (published by Piccadilly Press) and the Zodiac Girl series (published by Kingfisher/Macmillan) and Holy Moley, I'm a Dead Dude for Chickenhouse.
External links
* [http://www.cathyhopkins.com/ Author's official website]
* [http://www.piccadillypress.co.uk/pages/book-categories/bios/hopkins.html Cathy Hopkins page on the Publisher's website]
* [http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/0689870620.asp Review of "Mates, Dates and Tempting Trouble"]
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