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Clare Flynn

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Clare Flynn is the author of fourteen historical novels and a collection of short stories. She is the 2020 winner of the UK Selfies Adult Fiction prize for her best-selling novel The Pearl of Penang and was shortlisted for the RNA Industry Awards Indie Champion of the Year for 2021.

Clare lives in Eastbourne. on the south coast of the UK. She is a fluent Italian speaker and loves spending time in Italy. In her spare time she likes to quilt, paint and travel often and widely as possible.

Flynn serves on the committee of The Romantic Novelists Association, is an active member of The Alliance of Independent Authors and The Society of Authors. More information about her books can be found at www.clareflynn.co.uk

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Clare Flynn Hi there Ginatrice - I apologise as I have only just spotted this! Goodreads notify you about all sorts of stuff but not always the stuff that matters…moreHi there Ginatrice - I apologise as I have only just spotted this! Goodreads notify you about all sorts of stuff but not always the stuff that matters! I would delighted for you to read and review my book. drop me an email at clare@clareflynn.co.uk and we can sort it out
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The Pearl of Penang

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The Chalky Sea (The Canadia...

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A Greater World

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Letters From a Patchwork Quilt

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The Alien Corn (The Canadia...

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This lavishly illustrated book is a real treasure trove. It's in four sections, each one corresponding to a decade. I focused on the last section which overs the Edwardian period to the First World war as this was what I wanted to research. I found i ...more
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Jasmine in Paris by Clare Flynn
"Having adored the entire Penang series –– Pearl of Penang, Prisoner from Penang and A Painter in Penang–– I was thrilled to discover this 4th book: Jasmine in Paris. Even though this story works well as a standalone, I would recommend reading the oth" Read more of this review »
Jasmine in Paris by Clare Flynn
"As Jasmine achieves her dream of attending art college in Paris, her future looks positive after the horrors of Penang. Life in Malaya is still very unsettled and an old foe of Jasmine and Howard Carter continues to behave with ruthless disregard for" Read more of this review »
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"Oh my goodness I just love when Ms. Flynn comes out with a new book because I know I am going to fall in love with it and not be satisfied until I have read every word! This book didn't let me down , although I was kind of shocked and embarrassed by " Read more of this review »
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“but resonant and deep.”
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“Perhaps love was the accumulation of small things, little acts of consideration, the persistence of a man in loving even when he receives nothing in return.”
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“love as a verb and not as a noun.”
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