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Ferne Arfin

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New York City, The United States

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Fiction, Historical Fiction

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John Updike, John Cheever, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, T.C.Boyle

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Thanks to all who entered the Tunnel of Mirrors Giveaway and congratulations to the winners. I'm looking forward to seeing what you think. If you enjoy it, please do recommend it to your friends.
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I was born in New York City - Brooklyn to be exact - and grew up in the New York area. I come from a family of competitive talkers and storytellers and I've always had a love affair with language and words.

I'm drawn to the rhythm and music of spoken words, the way that words themselves make the stories they tell. Perhaps because I trained and briefly worked as an actress, I usually "hear" characters speak as I write.

With that as a starting point, I've been a writer of one sort or another since childhood and I've worked as a journalist, copywri ...more

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	Tunnel of Mirrors 4.14 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	You Can Keep the Dog and Other Stories 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	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 French Riviera – Travel Adventures liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Avignon, Nimes & St. Remy de Provence liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Nice, Menton & the Haut Pays Nicois it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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
	France's Vaucluse, the Lubéron & Mont Ventoux it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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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	Provence & the Cote d'Azur Adventure Guide liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006 — 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
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