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Bronwen Griffiths

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in Birmingham, The United Kingdom

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I am the author of five published books, all published by small, independent publishers.
My latest novel is Longshore Drift, 2026.
A Bird in the House (novel) 2014.
Here Casts No Shadow (novel) 2018.
Not Here, Not Us, stories of Syria (flash/short fiction) 2016
Listen with Mother (flash memoir) 2019.
My flash fiction has been widely published. I won the Mselxia flash fiction prize in 2024 and one of my stories was listed in the Wigleaf Top 50, also in 2024.

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	A Bird in the House 4.07 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Not here, Not us: Short Stories of Syria it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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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Longshore Drift

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My new novel is now available from Troubador or from Amazon.

When Joe's mother and sister died in a suspicious house fire, his father vanished without a trace. Now Joe lives with his uncle Nelson on a remote shingle spit called The Point, but he's starting to suspect his uncle is hiding dark secrets about that terrible night.
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