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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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The reviews are in from my German readers…and they’re wunderbar!
In the middle of 2021, I began translating my books into German. I'd always liked the idea of translating my novels for a wider audience and, hearing that Germany was packed with prolific readers, I decided to start there. Almost immediately, I was blown away by the...
What I’ve been reading…January book reviews
This year, my resolution is to write more book reviews – I always appreciate my own readers leaving reviews, so I’m leading by example!I did rather a lot of reading during January. The long winter days, and some very unpredictable weather, meant being cosied up with a...
Inspiration: The Irish stained glass window artist, Harry Clarke
I’m currently working on a novel inspired by the great stained glass artist Harry Clarke. In this blog, I take a look at his history and some of his window masterpieces.
