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F.J. Curlew

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in Askernish

Website

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Fiction, Biography, Contemporary

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Leif Davidsen, Kristin Hannah, Delia Owens

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Winner of the Federation of Writers (Scotland) short story competition, 2023.

Fiona is a Scottish writer who spent fifteen years teaching in international schools, before becoming ill and having to return home. Not one to remain idle, she turned to the Open University where she studied creative writing, completing both courses with distinction, and discovering a new passion. She has since written five books and finds it difficult to be content without a work in progress.
She is now writing in her given name of Fiona Curnow.

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Average rating: 4.4 · 790 ratings · 78 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

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	To Retribution 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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F.J. liked Hilary Horne's review of Before the Swallows Come Back: "What a beautiful book, I have never been more engrossed with a story as I have with this one, Before the Swallows come back was just a wonderful story which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. "
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F.J. liked Val's review of Before the Swallows Come Back: "A intense book that I loved, nursing in the war, human challenges, effects of trauma and love stories with a very naive lead character which reflected the time in history. "
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F.J. liked Brenda's review of Before the Swallows Come Back: "Loved listening to this book , great Scottish accent from the reader Steve Worsley ! The characters and story were so likable and developed as they grew older , even the animals had personalities !"
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