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Cynthia Anderson

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Born

Palo Alto, The United States

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https://www.cynthiaanderson.co.uk

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Fiction

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Kelly Rimmer, Fiona McIntosh, Kristin Hannah, Iona Grey, Jojo Moyes

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Cynthia Anderson writes historical fiction, exploring intergenerational stories that highlight lesser-known historical events.

Born in California, she spent her early years in a military family on the move internationally. After meeting her French husband in Asia, she settled in a village near Geneva, Switzerland, where she worked for the United Nations before turning to writing fiction.

Her debut novel, The Pilot’s Wife, is set in Switzerland during WW2.

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Cynthia Anderson and 5 other people liked Helen - Great Reads & Tea Leaves 's review of The Pilot's Wife: "As much as I love World War II fiction, there is a lot of it out there and it takes something special these days to stand out from the crowd. The Pilot’s Wife absolutely stands tall. Apart from wonderful research and writing, it was the inspiration o" Read more of this review »
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Cynthia Anderson and 2 other people liked Sarah Fulton's review of The Pilot's Wife: "I absolutely loved this book. I always love a book that switches POV, as you get to see every side to the story. Hedy is my favourite character. She’s determined she knows right from wrong, she wants to be of help. She risks her life so many times to " Read more of this review »
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Cynthia Anderson and 3 other people liked Bookish Thoughts 's review of The Pilot's Wife: "I really love historical fiction and this one was beautifully written. Mainly set in Switzerland and based on WWII, you follow a story from three POVs from Gina, Hedy and Samual. Samual an American pilot bringing supplies in to France, crash landed i" Read more of this review »
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Really liked it. I'm a big Kristin Harmel fan. This dual timeline, shifting between the present and WW2, takes the reader on a heartbreaking journey of sisters who lose all during the war and the beautiful bracelets gifted by their parents that hold ...more
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