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Dr Dawn Barker is a psychiatrist and author. She grew up in Scotland, then in 2001 she moved to Australia, completed her psychiatric training and began writing.
Her first novel, Fractured, was selected for the 2010 Hachette/Queensland Writers Centre manuscript development programme, was one of Australia's bestselling debut fiction titles for 2013, and was shortlisted for the 2014 WA Premier's Book Awards.
Her second novel is Let Her Go.

Dawn lives in Perth with her husband and three young children. ...more

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Hi Dawn!! Hope you are well!! :) Haven't heard anything about you in a while!! I hope this could possibly mean another amazing book in the works!! :) Hope to hear from you!! Are you and your family well?? Take care!! :) Katie
Dawn Barker Hi Katie, thanks so much for this message - I've only just found it! Apologies for the delay - I'm working on a third book now, it's in the earlyish s…m´Ç°ù±ðHi Katie, thanks so much for this message - I've only just found it! Apologies for the delay - I'm working on a third book now, it's in the earlyish stages but I plan to finish writing it by the end of this year, so hopefully next year!
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Hi Dawn, just wondering when your third book will come out? I so enjoyed the first two. Hope you and your family are well, Alicia
Dawn Barker Thanks so much for your message, Alicia. I'm working on the third book now, and hope to finish it by the end of this year - it'll be out in the UK/US …m´Ç°ù±ðThanks so much for your message, Alicia. I'm working on the third book now, and hope to finish it by the end of this year - it'll be out in the UK/US online in 2018 and hopefully in Australia too!
Thanks again, and I look forward to seeing what other books you're reading and enjoying,
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Let Her Go
3.93 avg rating — 1,032 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions
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