I’m Clare, book blogger and full time carer. @youngwriteryear Shadow Judge 2019 @CWIPprize Shadow Judge 2020 Contributor @nbmagazineuk
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Thank you so much as always to @CamillaElworthy and @picadorbooks for my copy of #TheWinterGuest by #SarahMoss which is out next week.
When Janice and Gerry meet in a hotel in West Ireland for the first time, as they both start to relax, they each have a confession to make…
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Thank you so much to @alisonbarrow and #BantamBooks for this beautiful proof copy of #HomeEconomics by #KatyHays which is out in May.
From the sounds of the premise, I think Punch Tillis might just be my next favourite heroine…
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Thank you so much to @cpooleywriter and #BantamBooks @TransworldBooks for my copy of #FriendsYouHaventMetYet which is out in February.
Clare is one of my favourite authors - she absolutely knows how in her books to mix sadness and joy, and her characters are always brilliant!
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Thank you as always to @poetrycandle for these wonderful poetry editions - and yes, one of them does mention the ‘C’ word, which is your sign to add them all to your shopping lists!
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Thank you so much to Sian and @Phoenix_Bks for my copy of #OnThisSpotFellOneTearofLove by @DoughtyLouise
It’s out today, and is Louise’s memoir about her parents, Ken and Avis, told in reverse over fifty years.
Louise is a brilliant writer, and I can’t wait to read this.
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Thank you so much to @poetrycandle for their two latest editions, #TenPoemsaboutSewing and #WildDevotion
They are always so beautifully illustrated and perfect gifts too!
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Thank you so much to Graeme and @BloomsburyBooks for my copy of #AFatalLove by @louisatreger which is out next Thursday.
This is the story of Ruth Ellis and Kitty Carrington, the assistant to Ruth’s trial lawyer, as the women try to navigate their lives and the legal systems.
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Thank you to @tinycharlotte72 and #MagpieBooks @OneworldNews for my copy of #Outside which is out now.
It’s about Beatrice, whose world is restricted to the four walls of her house, until she meets a gardener called Finn, and realises there is a life waiting for her beyond them.
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Thank you so much to @BloomsburyBooks for my proof copy of #Stations by #LouiseKennedy which is out in September.
Louise’s previous novel #Trespasses is one of my favourites, so am really thrilled to have a copy!
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Thank you so much to Rosanna and #FontanaBooks @HarperCollinsUK for my copy of #Portrait by #francescawhitlumcooper which is out in March next year.
This is the story of Ida Hammershøi’s life, wife of the artist Vilhelm, who was always painted from behind in his pictures.
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Thank you as always to @poetrycandle for my copy of #TenPoemsaboutEdinburgh which is selected by Michael Pedersen.
Aside from the beautiful cover, these always make such lovely presents and last a lot longer than a greetings card!
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Thank you so much to @ScribnerUK for my copy of the runner by @scarthomas which is out now.
This is Jay’s story - and how he is a man who is literally running to save his life…
I love Scarlett‘s previous novel #TheSleepwalkers so I’m really looking forward to this one too.
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Thank you very much to @ScribnerUK for my copy of #NerveDamage by #AnnakearaStinson which is out on July 30th.
Described as a novel about a woman who escapes her stalker ex-boyfriend by stalking him herself - it sounds just my kind of novel!
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Thank you so much to @GabyYoung and @MichaelJBooks for my copy of #TheThingsYoullNeverKnow by @audrain which is out in January.
Ashley is a brilliant author (you need to read her novels!) who writes so incisively about motherhood and marriage, and I can’t wait to read it!
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Thank you so much to the team @4thEstateBooks for my beautiful copy of #AmericanHagwon by @minjinlee11 which is out in September.
This is the story of the Koh family, and as we follow their lives, we learn not only about them, but also their hopes, dreams and aspirations.
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I’ve written a short piece on words that wear their hearts on their sleeves. Like ‘secretary’: literally a keeper of secrets.
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Thank you to Zoe and @picadorbooks @MantleBooks for my copy of #TheGoldenHours by #LouisaYoung which is out in September and is the next instalment of the Cazalet Chronicles.
I also received a copy of the new edition of #TheLightYears - which means I will need the others too!
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Thank you very much to @johnmurrays for my finished copy of #Underdogs by @louise__powell which is out now.
This is George and his Dad Reg’s story - and what happens when they are offered the chance to race Goldie, a fawn greyhound.
I think it’s going to break my heart…
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Thank you so much to @alisonbarrow and @DoubledayUK for my beautiful finished copy of #WastelandGirls by #AnnaBailey which is out on 30th July.
I love Anna’s writing, so am really looking forward to their collection of short stories too.
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