Patrick Cave (born October 1965) is a British novelist and hypnotherapist.
Biography
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 Oxford University Press and began writing books to support himself while in France. Patrick Cave Website Bio
Cave has always loved children's fiction, stating 'who could possibly understand the world better than children?' 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". Patrick Cave Website FAQ One of his favorite writers is K.M. Peyton.
Publications Number 99 Last Chance Sharp North Blown AwayGoodReads websute The Selected Your Life does not ExistGoodReads website Dying of Exposure (with Sophia Sheney)Amazon website
Reception of works Cave's works have received favourable reviews.
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'.
Hypnotherapy Cave has trained as a hypnotherapist and works in Bath and London. He is also a member of the Association of NLP Professionals.ANLP website, Retrieved 2023-05-10
Personal life Cave has three children. He is a Taoist.
See also
External links Official website
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