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Elizabeth Grant

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Elizabeth (Elsie) Grant writes historical fiction set in the early nineteenth century. Her first novel, An Independent Heart, is available at BoD, Amazon, and in bookstores near you. She is presently working on her second novel, which revolves around a bright young heiress and a one-armed sea-captain and is partly set in Greece.

She lives in France and Germany with her husband and far too many books. Following an itinerant childhood with her diplomatic family, she studied languages in Glasgow and Berlin. Before she started writing fiction, she worked as a translator and proofreader, specialising in art history and architecture.

Elsie enjoys knitting, cooking, and gardening – or just being in the garden, watching the plants grow and listening
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An Independent Heart

3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions
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It is February 1814 . . . Immerse yourself in the world of An Independent Heart with my new book trailers and samples from the first three chapters: https://www.goodreads.com/videos/list...

How does that sound? Do you feel captivated? Promoting my novel always makes me feel a bit of a fool, but I enjoyed making these reels, and I hope you'll enjoy watching them.

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Elizabeth Grant Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ wrote: "Thanks for the friend invitation, Elizabeth! I'm trying to get more involved with Goodreads again myself. :)"

Thanks for accepting my invitation, Tadiana! We'll see each other on Corfu ;-).


Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ Thanks for the friend invitation, Elizabeth! I'm trying to get more involved with Goodreads again myself. :)


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