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Welcome to the website of Clare Flynn, award-winning and bestselling author of sixteen historical novels.
A Greater World was Clare’s debut novel 2014. In the years since it was released, Clare has written and published award-winning historical novels taking place across the world, including four books in her hugely popular Penang Series. She also has books available in German and French translation.
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Bringing location to life on the page
Often the trigger for me in writing a book is its setting. My imagination is captured by a particular location. There will be something specific that is the source of its appeal to me as a writer and then I think how I can bring it to life on the page. I then dream up...
The Alien Corn – Why I wrote a sequel for the first time
I love to write standalone stories. Maybe it's because I have a very low boredom threshold, but I want to move on at the end of a book. I felt the same way when I finished The Chalky Sea, but then as the days went by, I kept thinking about Jim, one of my two main...
Interview with author Antoine Vanner
I’m delighted to welcome Antoine Vanner, author of the "Dawlish Chronicles" series of naval adventures. The series is set in the late Victorian era when technological progress was more rapid than at any previous time in history. This time is also one of growing...
