Ghostwritten Books

	2009 – Escape From Baghdad Virgin Books 'A genuinely terrifying insight into how execution squads now stalk Baghdad targeting people who helped the coalition forces ... An encounter with a suicide bomber is truly harrowing but Ashcroft somehow manages to blend stark realism with gallows humour ... Edge of the seat stuff.' Emma Barrow, News of the World 'Readers who like big guns and adrenaline-buzzed adventure will love the second outing for Ashcroft and co-writer Clifford Thurlow ... Nuggets of political insight are woven through this page-turning adventure that is head and shoulders above the other military memoirs hitting the shelves' Fiona Hedges, London Lite

	2009 – Today I'm Alice Sidgwick & Jackson 'A compelling account of the strategies she has used to survive more than two decades of grotesque sexual, physical and emotional harm. It is not comfortable reading but it does offer insight into a form of mental illness that is more pervasive than we may realise.' Penny Wark, The Times 'The story of (Alice's) harrowing ordeal, of her stints in psychiatric wards and of her realisation as an adult of the full horror of what happened make uncomfortable reading. Today I’m Alice diverges from the popular 'misery lit' genre; it is an intelligent, analytical first-hand account of mental illness, written by a remarkable woman still learning to live with herself.'Emmanuelle Smith, Financial Times 'This is a remarkably lucid account of a life that has been fractured by multiple personality disorder... This isn't a misery memoir but an account of mental illness that's so beautifully written it reminded me of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar...You won't be able to get her story out of your head...' Amber Cowan, London Lite 'Today I’m Alice is the first major British book covering the subject of Multiple Personality Disorder / Dissociative Identity Disorder and childhood trauma, written by a survivor. It provides a unique insight into the complex world of living as a 'multiple' and is a book every mental health worker should read as this condition is rarely understood or appropriately treated within Mental Health Services.' Remy Aquarone, Secretary of the ESTD (European Society for Trauma & Dissociation) and Director of the Pottergate Centre for Dissociation & Trauma

	2006 – Making A Killing Virgin Books "...Ashcroft must have formed a good working alliance with the ghostwriter Clifford Thurlow...because this diary of death and destruction radiates not just personality but that illusive, lyrical honesty the existentialists used to call 'authenticity.'" Andy Martin, The Daily Telegraph "...ambushes, mortar bombardments, gunfights, cars turning into colanders and, as if anticipating a film deal, there is a well-paced description of the slow minutes he spent diffusing a massive bomb." Penny Wark, The Times "...a unique perspective on a controversial topic..." Soldier magazine "This is a blow by blow account of a war the West should never have ignited...with touches of irony that bring the story into sharp focus." Charles Howard, Writers Forum **** "A great read." Lad's Mag

	2004 – Fatwa: Living With a Death Threat Hodder & Stoughton 'Personally I loved this book. I am reading it for the 4th time and have also bought it for friends. I have lived every moment of it. Well worth reading.' Jacqueline Davis, Amazon.co.uk 'I couldn't put this book down. I read it in 2 days no one saw me that particular weekend - had my head buried in this book. What a brilliant and moving book. It makes you feel guilty 'enjoying' the read, but I felt it opened your eyes to others cultures. Jacky is one brave lady, I wish her well.' M A Joicey, Amazon.co.uk Fatwa has been translated for editions in France, Germany, Portugal, Holland, Denmark, Greece, Poland, Slovakia and Estonia.

	2000 – Sex, Surrealism, Dalí and Me The Memoirs of Carlos Lozano Razor Books 2001 – Sexo, Surrealismo, Dalí y Yo (Spanish translation) RBA 2001 – (Sexe, Surrealisme, Dalí I Jo (Catalan translation) La Magrana 2002 – Sexo, Surrealismo, Dalí y Yo RBA (Spanish paperback) 2003 – Sex, Suprarealism, Dali si Eu – Editura Universal Dalsi (Romanian edition) 2004 – The Sex Life of Salvador Dal� English paperback, Tethered Camel Reviews "...an extraordinary account, faithfully transcribed by Clifford Thurlow, of one boy's encounter with Salvador Dalí..." John Walsh, The Independent "...the (confessional) voice of an eye-witness to the Salvador Dalí myth – and to all the orgiastic gossip of the past..." Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer "Sex, in all its permutations, dominates the book, which might be very dull were in not for Thurlow's skilful pace and editing." Susannah Herbert, The Daily Telegraph "Sex, Surrealism, Dali and Me – the Memoirs of Carlos Lozano...is a sensational read. And for once, that word is not misused....The beginning will drop into every tutor's lap as one to rival the opening of Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess...If you want to be a superghost you would do well to analyse this enjoyable and well-crafted book. Charles Howard, Writers' Forum "Dozens of hilarious and unforgettable scenes are described in this sensuous tale...far more than a simple biography, these memoirs read like a major novel..." El País "...in truth unique and at times extraordinary...this book is more than just a curiosity, it is something very special indeed..." Luis Antonio de Villena, El Mundo

	1986 – Never Before Noon The autobiography of Afdera Fonda Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1987 – Never Before Noon, US edition Reviews "Your book is simply wonderful. It is so like you. It has all your jokery and imagination. I have had the most wonderful 'visit', so to speak, with you because all your charming details of spirit are in this book..." Diana Vreeland, Vogue "Very enjoyable are her descriptions of well-known characters such as John Huston, Garbo's companion Georges Schlee, and Peggy Guggenheim's homosexual friends, 'the same as other men, they just wore better shoes. Tremendous.'" Hugo Vickers, The Sunday Telegraph "Every story about her family reverberates with emotion and regret...Fonda is quite wonderful at describing her childhood, the Italian aristocracy under the thumb of Mussolini as the soldiers take over their home and the young Afdera can't resist flirting with the fascists." Christopher Schemering, The Washington Post

	1984 – A Jobbing Actor The autobiography of John Le Mesurier Hamish Hamilton 1985 – A Jobbing Actor, paperback edition Reviews "A nice little autobiography without a single line of self-importance, and that's a rare performance indeed." The Spectator

	1982 – Carol Comes Home The autobiography of Carol White New English Library ISBN 978-0-9539995-6-9 Reviews "An impressively frank and articulate account...Thurlow had to fill in the gaps in her memory caused by her drug-taking..." Peter Gillman, The Sunday Times Available from eBooks Library

	Non-Fiction Books

	2005 – Making Short Films The Complete Guide From Script To Screen Berg Publishers UK and US Published by the UNSW Press in Australia 2008 – 2nd Edition Reviews "Clifford Thurlow's book is the definitive must have for any filmmaker contemplating making and marketing a short." Elliot Grove, Raindance "Heady stuff. Enough to make you feel like the next Spielberg. But why not? Someone has to be. And my guess is it will be someone who starts off reading Making Short Films." Terence Doyle, British Film Magazine "Many undergraduate students will find this book useful as it aims to cover the whole process from idea to distribution ... Making Short Films should be an opportunity to develop skills and hone the craft." Roger Crittenden, The Times

	1992 – Brief Spring A Journey Through Eastern Europe (co-written with Iris Gioia) UK and US editions by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd ISBN 978-0-9539995-4-5 Reviews "A journey realised in fascinating detail by two sensitive and humane writers." Brendan O'Keefe, The Observer "...images of the region's spectacular corruption, Kafkaesque greyness, criminal pollution and inefficiency. Quite Amazing." The Daily Telegraph "An interesting tale of Eastern Europe in flux...it takes the unusual form of alternate entries by the duo as they cross from East Germany through to Romania..." Time Out "...the strengths of the book lie in their evident curiosity and affability which again and again bring fascinating exchanges with the people who in some cases have not met a foreigner for over half a century." Kent Life "The amusing but sharp account of the travels of a New York socialite divorcee who fell in with a British journalist just as the barriers of Eastern Europe were crumbling." The Traveller Also available from eBooks Library

	Fiction Books

	2001 – All Things Considered Bastard Books ISBN 978-0-9539995-5-2 Reviews "This is a rich, multi-layered, literary masterwork. There are passages in this book that will make you re-evaluate your perception of possession, loss and envy. You will come to a new appreciation of the vulnerability of individuals, of the landscape and of the environment." David Hartley "Camus' Outsider meets the Marquis de Sade. Darkly compelling." Andy Martin Also available from eBooks Library

	1986 - The Dog Days W H Allen (completing the last third at the death of author Peter de Polnay)

	1979 – Stories From Beyond The Clouds, The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (Four Editions) Also available from eBooks Library

	1986 – Fiabe Tibetane Arcana Editrice (Italian translation)

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