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Catherine Law

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Born
in Harrow, The United Kingdom
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Genre
Historical Fiction, Romance, Fiction

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Elizabeth Jane Howard Mary Wesley, Barbara Kingsolver, Kate Atkinson, ...more

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October 2012

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Catherine Law is the author of eight historical romantic novels, set during the first half of the 20th century, inspired by the tales our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers tell us, and the secrets they keep.

Her new novel, The Girl From The War Room is out now.

Catherine lives 10 minutes from the sea in Kent.

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Hi Catherine, I’ve been reading a few of your books since last year, and love your writing. I’m trying to get hold of the secret letters. But I can’t find it anywhere to buy? Can you advise why, or help me find a solution in getting hood if a copy of this novel. Thank you, Chrissie.
Catherine Law Hi Chrissie, I'll answer again here, so that other readers can pick up on this...

The Secret Letters was originally published as A Season of Leaves a f…moreHi Chrissie, I'll answer again here, so that other readers can pick up on this...

The Secret Letters was originally published as A Season of Leaves a few years ago - and both these titles are now out of print. But the same novel is being republished on May 25th as The Land Girl's Letters by Boldwood Books. It will be in paperback, ebook or audio.... I hope you enjoy it. 😊(less)
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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
Catherine Law I would love to journey to Westeros, in Game of Thrones for, despite its dangers and bloody, unsettling wars, it is an evocative, beautiful world. I c…moreI would love to journey to Westeros, in Game of Thrones for, despite its dangers and bloody, unsettling wars, it is an evocative, beautiful world. I can see myself at King's Landing, drinking summer wine on a shaded terrace looking out to sea, or eating grapes under a bower of vines in the land of Dorne. Even a trek to chillier Winterfell would be magical, for I would sit in the snow under the Heart Tree in the Gods Wood and receive the prophecy. I would swear my allegiance to House Targaryen, bend the knee to Daenerys Stormborn and ask her, ever so politely, if I could ride one of her dragons.(less)
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'A very deliberate ruse...'

  Inspired by real-life WREN Patricia Owtram

In The Girl From The War Room, Cassie is transferred from the bunker
under Westminster to a listening station perched on the White Cliffs at Capel-le-
Ferne, near Dover.

Ferne House (Abbots Cliff in real life) overlooks the shortest
stretch of sea between England and France; on clear days, you can see Calais.
Cassie’s job here was to listen in on communi

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Catherine Law answered Christine Sherwood's question:
Hi Catherine, I’ve been reading a few of your books since last year, and love your writing. I’m trying to get hold of the secret letters. But I can’t find it anywhere to buy? Can you advise why, or help me find a solution in getting hood if a copy of this novel. Thank you, Chrissie.
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Hi Chrissie, I'll answer again here, so that other readers can pick up on this...

The Secret Letters was originally published as A Season of Leaves a few years ago - and both these titles are now out of print. But the same novel is being republished o See Full Answer
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“Home for the soldiers must be the fishing town, its harbour patrolled by gulls, for there was nowhere else to go if they came this way. If they kept on walking, they’d topple into the sea.”
― Catherine Law, Shoal: A Thanet Writers Anthology
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“Clare thought about their evening together.”
― Catherine Law, The Map Maker's Promise
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“This came back to me the recently.”
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message 1: by L
Dec 15, 2013 03:50AM

L Dear Catherine,
Thank you so much for acepting my friendship request here on Goodreads. I am delighted to have won a copy of your novel The September Garden {through a first-read giveaway}, which i am really looking forward to reading! Thank you for having your book as a giveaway and look out for reviews posted online.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x


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