Laurie Reilly
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Claire Fuller:
Hi Claire, I was wondering... What inspired you to write Bitter Orange?
Claire Fuller
Hi Laurie,
It was a couple of things. I wrote a piece of flash fiction (100-word short story) about man looking through a hole in a ceiling rose to a woman in the flat below. I thought it would be really interesting to write a story about a woman looking at a man.
And around the same time I was reading No Voice from the Hall by John Harris, about the times in the 1940s and 50s that he had broken into decaying English country houses to have a snoop around.
And so Bitter Orange was started.
Thanks for the question.
Claire
It was a couple of things. I wrote a piece of flash fiction (100-word short story) about man looking through a hole in a ceiling rose to a woman in the flat below. I thought it would be really interesting to write a story about a woman looking at a man.
And around the same time I was reading No Voice from the Hall by John Harris, about the times in the 1940s and 50s that he had broken into decaying English country houses to have a snoop around.
And so Bitter Orange was started.
Thanks for the question.
Claire
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Andrea
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Claire Fuller:
Claire, Thank you for noticing my review of Unsettled Ground. It was the first time I had read one of your books. I could feel and smell the descriptions of the places Jeanie and Julius lived. Jeanie never lost hope and the desire to make sense of her life. She was an inspiring character. I will look forward to choosing another one of your titles soon. Which do you recommend? Thanks!
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