Clare Flynn

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Clare Flynn is the author of eighteen historical novels and a collection of short stories. She is the 2020 winner of the UK Selfies Adult Fiction prize for her best-selling novel The Pearl of Penang, was shortlisted for the RNA Industry Awards Indie Champion of the Year for 2021 and won the award in 2022.

Clare lives in Eastbourne. on the south coast of the UK. She is a fluent Italian speaker and loves spending time in Italy. In her spare time she likes to quilt, paint and travel often and widely as possible.

Clare Flynn is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an active member of The Romantic Novelists Association, The Hostrical Writers Association, The Alliance of Independent Authors and The Society of Authors. More information about her
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Under a Southern Sky by Clare Flynn
"A really wonderful sequel!
A drama, adventure and historical novel in one gorgeous package 😊
This great storyline is woven into fascinating facts about the situation in Australia during the second world war.

The characters are authentic and endearing an" Read more of this review »
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The Star of Ceylon by Clare Flynn
"Deserves to be a bestseller!
Great holiday read! Every bit as good as ‘The Pearl of Penang’ with gripping personal dramas set in 1906 Ceylon. I was completely transported to this exotic location through the lush descriptions and the day-to-day detail " Read more of this review »
The Artist's War by Clare Flynn
"Wow.

The Artist's War is an unforgettable story of a society trying to function in unimaginable times. It focuses on Alice, a young woman with an unsettled future. Alice shows great courage while her young husband is at war, and she cares for his you" Read more of this review »
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“but resonant and deep.”
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“It’s something you do and you show; not a state you’re”
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“Perhaps love was the accumulation of small things, little acts of consideration, the persistence of a man in loving even when he receives nothing in return.”
Clare Flynn, Letters From a Patchwork Quilt

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