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James R. Vance

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The United Kingdom

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http://jamesvanceauthor.wix.com/awesomefiction

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Oradour-sur-Glane, Marie de France ...more

Member Since

January 2012

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James R. Vance, author of the historical fiction novel, Les Ruines, involving
the French resistance, lives in southwest
France. His second novel in this genre, Risk focusses on the escape lines from occupied countries across the Pyrenees during WWII. His latest novel, Something Old, Something New explores the effects and traumatic legacy of the Nazi occupation of France during WWII on three generations of a French family in the southwest area of the country.

His previously published books include the mystery thriller novels :
Animal Instinct, Killer Butterfly, The Courier and Eight.

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Châteaux, Geckos and Shotguns

For a teenager in the nineteen-fifties, an opportunity to spend ten days in France on a school trip generated an intensity of excitement inconceivable to this current mobile generation. Fortunately for me, my parents showed no hesitation in funding the visit, basing their seal of approval on my desire and aptitude for foreign languages. This first foray abroad would propel me to Blois in the Loir Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.13 · 38 ratings · 15 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Something Old, Something New 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	Animal Instinct 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 2 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
	Risk really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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
	Killer Butterfly 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 2 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
	Without Yesterday: Mona’s War it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 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
	The Courier 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 2 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
	Les Ruines 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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
	Eight really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 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