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Joan Fallon was born in Dumfries, Scotland but spent most of her adult life in England. Teacher, management trainer and business woman, she moved to Spain at the beginning of the new millennium and became a writer. Her first published work was a social history, 'Daughters of Spain', inspired by the women she met in her adopted home. Her subsequent books too have grown out of her experiences living and working in Spain. She is especially interested in Spanish history and has set her novels in periods as distinct as the Golden Age of the Moorish conquest and the Spanish Civil War. She is a member of the Society of Authors and the Alliance of Independent Authors. ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 2,280 ratings · 198 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Only Blue Door 4.32 avg rating — 1,005 ratings — published 2009 — 8 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
	Spanish Lavender 4.07 avg rating — 398 ratings — 5 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
	Loving Harry 3.96 avg rating — 252 ratings — 4 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 Shining City (Al-Andalus, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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 House on the Beach 4.15 avg rating — 141 ratings — 12 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 Eye of the Falcon (Al-Andalus, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings — 8 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 Ring of Flames (Al-Andalus, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 34 ratings — 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
	Santiago Tales: A Journey in Search of Love 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — 7 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 Apothecary (The City of Dreams, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings — 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
	The al-Andalus Omnibus Edition: Three exciting stories set in Moorish Spain 4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings	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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Britain's lost children

This summer we have had a house full of children and watching them play and jump endlessly in and out of the swimming pool made me reflect on a book I published last year about three children who lose their home, their family, even their country. Their lives could not have been more different from the excited little grandchildren charging around our house.

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Series by Joan Fallon

Al-Andalus (3 books)
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I have just read the Conclave and was very impressed not only by its details and the amount of research that the author must have done, but also how he could write a page turning story about a fairly dry subject. It is the first book by Robert Harris ...more
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Joan Fallon rated a book it was amazing Harold The King (Saxon #1) by Helen Hollick (Goodreads Author)	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
I couldn't put this book down. Based on true events, Ms Hollick has put a tremendous amount of research into writing about a period and two men we think we already know about - King Harold II and the Duke of Normandy. Her writing is so evocative that ...more
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Joan Fallon rated a book really liked it Beyond the Buoy (Beyond the Waves) by Susan Carew	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
A perceptive and thought provoking look at female relationships. In book 2 of Susan’s Carew’s series about women and friendship, Alison and Clare find both their lives turned upside down by events which are outside their control. Alison struggles with ...more
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I have enjoyed reading William Boyd's books for years, so I was particularly pleased to find his latest book, the biography of the photographer Amory Clay. Written in the first person he tells the story of her varied and exciting life from childhood ...more
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Justin Gates is a talented portrait painter but he has another talent as well, he can see into the future. These warnings or previews as he refers to them, come unsolicited as did the one he had when he was casually talking to his best friend's wife. ...more
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“Concepción has a new recipe for patatas pobres; R loved it and even E ate some: 1 kilo potatoes 100 ml. oil 10 peppercorns 2 cloves garlic ¼ teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon paprika 50 ml. water 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vinegar Slice and fry the potatoes, mash the spices together and dissolve in water, add to the potatoes with the salt and vinegar. Cook until ready. Very simple and delicious.”
― Joan Fallon, Spanish Lavender

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