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Portrait image of Reginald Hill Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall / Exponera / TT (2005)

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Hill, Reginald

The British author Reginald Charles Hill was born in West Hartlepool, Durham, but he moved with his family to Carlisle, Cumberland (now Cumbria) when he was three years old after his father, a professional footballer, had been bought by Carlisle United. Reginald Hill attended Stanwix School where he med Patricia "Pat" Ruell. They were married in 1960. The marriage was childless, but the couple...

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Hilke Thorhus

Gender: Female

Strong, physically fit, independent, tough diver, and the main character in two thriller-like novels by Norwegian (female) writer Kim Småge. Little is revealed about the person Hilke Thorhus and her background, but she was born in northern Norway, has a more-or-less permanent relationship with her boyfriend Vidar, and is close to her maternal grandparents. She has strong views and is a pioneer ...

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