Former social worker says lockdown helped her fulfil 30 year dream of writing novel

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For the latest Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here Writing a book is a dream for many people. And 30 years after picking up a pen, Julie Conrad says the coronavirus lockdown helped her finally complete her first novel.

High Places, a psychological thriller featuring an affair between an MP and his secretary, has been a long held passion project for Julie, from Altrincham. "I decided when lockdown first started that I needed to get it finished, so that's what I did," she said.

The book, which she first started writing in the early 1990s, is inspired by political scandals which occurred at the time. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletter You can sign up very