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Heidi Perks at Sturminster Newton Literary Festival

Heidi Perks is a Bournemouth-based bestselling author of four novels and will be talking about her latest impossible-to-put-down thriller, The Whispers.
Heidi’s debut novel, Now You See Her, was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick which twice reached the Sunday Times bestseller list and has also been optioned for TV from the production company behind BBC One’s ‘The Miniaturist’ and Channel 4’s ‘National Treasure’.
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