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Claire Fuller is the author of six novels: Hunger and Thirst, forthcoming in May / June 2026; The Memory of Animals; Unsettled Ground, which won the Costa Novel Award 2021 and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction; Our Endless Numbered Days, which won the 2015 Desmond Elliott prize; Swimming Lessons, shortlisted for the Encore Prize; and Bitter Orange longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. ...more

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Claire Fuller Hello! I'm so pleased you enjoyed it! The next book I'm writing isn't a sequel - I think I need to let the events in Our Endless Numbered Days stew fo…moreHello! I'm so pleased you enjoyed it! The next book I'm writing isn't a sequel - I think I need to let the events in Our Endless Numbered Days stew for a while. But I wouldn't rule a sequel out in the future, just no plans for it yet.
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Swimming Lessons

3.58 avg rating — 25,433 ratings — published 2017 — 38 editions
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Bitter Orange

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Our Endless Numbered Days

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Unsettled Ground

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The Memory of Animals

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Pre-order signed copies of Hunger & Thirst today

An overhead view of a wooden table featuring a book titled 'Hunger & Thirst' by Claire Fuller, surrounded by various pieces of cutlery including spoons, forks, and a cup.

My local independent book shop, P&G Wells is offering signed and dedicated copies on pre-orders of Hunger and Thirst. Order it now via their website and just add what you’d like me to write in the book in the orders notes before you check out. Whether that’s simply your name, and my signature, or something more elaborate, I’ll pop into the shop when they have your book in and personalise it wi

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“Writing does not exist unless there is someone to read it, and each reader will take something different from a novel, from a chapter, from a line.”
Claire Fuller, Swimming Lessons

“My father was fond of saying 'If you own too many possessions sooner or later they start owning you.”
Claire Fuller, Our Endless Numbered Days

“Dates only make us aware of how numbered our days are, how much closer to death we are for each one we cross off. From now on, Punzel, we're going to live by the sun and the seasons.' He picked me up and spun me around, laughing.'Our days will be endless.”
Claire Fuller, Our Endless Numbered Days

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Jodi Claire, I was so happy to hear you'd won the 2021 Costa Novel Award for Unsettled Ground!! WOW - congratulations! What a huge honour, and so very well-deserved! You must be very happy; I'm sure all your friends and fans are very happy for you, too. Way to go!!📘🥇📚🍾👑🎈🎉🎊🎆🙌🥳


Hayden Casey hi, Claire! thanks for accepting my friend request! you're cool!


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