James Heneghan
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James Heneghan is a British
British people
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 Canadian
Canada
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 author
Author
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. Heneghan grew up Liverpool
Liverpool
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, England
England
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, and currently lives in Vancouver
Vancouver
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, British Columbia
British Columbia
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. He earned Canadian citizenship in 1963. He is the author of:
  • The Grave
    The Grave (novel)
    The Grave is a novel by author James Heneghan.The setting moves between 1970s Liverpool and 1840s Ireland: a young boy named Thomas Mullen is abandoned in a Liverpool toy store. When he is found, he's put in the foster care system, or Social Services, the "SS," which Thomas compares to the Nazi SS...

  • Torn Away
  • Wish Me Luck
    Wish Me Luck
    Wish Me Luck is a British television drama about the exploits of British women undercover agents during the Second World War. The series was made by London Weekend Television for the ITV network between 1987 and 1989 and created by Lavinia Warner and Jill Hyem, who had previously produced and...

     - nominated for the 1997 Governor General's Award
    1997 Governor General's Awards
    The winners of the 1997 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on November 18 by Donna Scott, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts...

  • Flood
    Flood (novel)
    Flood is a 2002 disaster thriller novel by Richard Doyle. Set in present day London, the novel depicts a disastrous flood and fire of London, caused by a storm, and the consequential accident at an oil refinery, and failure of the Thames Barrier....

  • Waiting for Sarah - winner of the Manitoba
    Manitoba
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     Young Readers' Choice Award
  • Safe House
  • Hit Squad
  • Payback
  • Bank Job
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