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Hearts of Glass
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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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Painting in France

Painting in France

I've just had a fabulous week painting in France – blessed with beautiful weather until the very last day when a much-needed downpour arrived – the commune next door had actually run out of water. I was staying in the Creuse valley near Crozant – a stunningly lovely...

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Reaching Fever Pitch

Reaching Fever Pitch

Striking a Balance Between Modesty and Self-Promotion Today I'm delighted to welcome Carol Cooper to the blog. Carol is a doctor, journalist, and author. She graduated from Cambridge University where she studied medicine and her fellow students. Following a string of...

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Relics of World War 2

Relics of World War 2

I wrote recently about the invasion that never happened and how it left its marks on Cuckmere Haven. Today I'm going to share with you a couple of small clues about WW2 from the roads around my home here in Meads, Eastbourne. ​During the War there were several...

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