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David Smith

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Solihull, The United Kingdom

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Contemporary, Romance, Travel

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Described as an exciting voice in Contemporary Literature, David Smith has published four novels all with strong themes of romance and intrigue. His first novel Searching For Amber has been described as "A powerful and notably memorable debut" with a review describing it as "masterly and confident" and another as "Extraordinary, poetic, enchanting, sublime". His latest novel Letters to Strabo has been described as "Rich and intriguing, vivid and gripping". In addition to writing, he is currently a blue chip Chief Financial Officer and lives in West Sussex with his wife and three teenage children. ...more

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Letters to Strabo

BEHIND EVERY GREAT LOVE IS AN EPIC STORY WAITING TO BE TOLD

Adam Finnegan Black, or 'Finn', an innocent young American who is insatiably curious about life, made a promise to his mother before she died: To find out what really happened to his father...

His ambition is to be a travel writer, like his heroes: Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway and the ancient Greek 'father of geography', Strabo. His journey Read more of this blog post »

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