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    Rosie Alison, Lady Waterstone (born 1964) is a British television documentary director, film producer and novelist. Her debut novel, The Very Thought of You was nominated for the 2010 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Rosie Alison, was born in 1964. She studied English at Keble College, Oxford.

  2. Genre. Literature & Fiction. edit data. Rosie Alison grew up in Yorkshire, and read English at Keble College, Oxford. She spent ten years directing television documentaries before becoming a film producer at Heyday Films. She is married with two daughters and lives in London.

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  3. Jan 1, 2009 · The Very Thought of You, written in 2009 by Rosie Alison, is an amazing and attention grabbing book based during this time zone. Anna Sands and hundreds of other children have to be evacuated from their homes because Hitler is threatening his attack on Poland.

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  4. A story of longing, loss, and complicated loyalties, combining a sweeping narrative with subtle psychological observation, The Very Thought of You is not just a love story but a story about love.

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  5. Aug 3, 2010 · As Hitler prepares to invade Poland, thousands of children are evacuated from London to escape the impending Blitz. Torn from her mother, eight-year-old Anna Sands is relocated with other children to a large Yorkshire estate opened up to evacuees by Thomas and Elizabeth Ashton, an enigmatic childless couple.

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  6. The Very Thought of You is a 2009 novel by film producer Rosie Alison. Set on the brink of World War II, the novel centres on eight-year-old Anna Sands, a child relocated to a Yorkshire estate. She is quickly drawn into the lives of the couple who have set up their estate as a school. Reception.

  7. Dec 27, 2010 · Rosie Alison's debut novel, The Very Thought of You, was shortlisted for the Orange prize despite not getting a single review in a British national newspaper. So how has her book fared since?

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