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Patrick Cave | |
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| Born | October 1965 (age 57) Bath, England |
| Occupation | Novelist, comedy writer, teacher, pub manager, hynotherapist |
| Genre | Thriller, Science fiction |
Patrick Cave (born October 1965) is a British novelist and hypnotherapist.
Patrick Cave was born in Bath, England. He attended boarding school for seven years, during which he developed a love of music and of cross-country running. After obtaining his degree and a teaching certificate, he taught for ten years.
He then travelled around Europe [1] and began writing books to support himself while in France. [2]
Cave has always loved children's fiction, stating 'who could possibly understand the world better than children?' [1] He believes that his readers bring their own meaning to his books and with all the ingredients of excitement, suspense, catharsis, and escapism present in the story, there is no one "message". [3] One of his favorite writers is K.M. Peyton. [3]
Cave's works have received favourable reviews. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Blown Away was shortlisted in The Guardian's 2006 children's fiction prize, where it was described as 'a thought-provoking novel about how individuals and societies survive when science creates new possibilities that threaten them'. [16]
Cave has trained as a hynotherapist and works in Bath and London. He is also a member of the Association of NLP Professionals. [17]
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