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Delighted to have been invited to write book recommendations for the Guardian this month
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#ActNormal #Fyneshade #Thebestofeverything #Jamaicaroad #TheMercyStep

Hello there! I’m so happy you enjoyed #Fyneshade but I’m not Claire North (who is fabulous), we just share a writing name. X

It’s thanks to lovely ‘dark side’ readers like @jackguignol.bsky.social 👇🏻
that #Fyneshade my love letter to the gothic is experiencing a flourish this autumn /winter
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My gothic story #Fyneshade - still in Waterstones today and out on show! 🤩
If you love a rich dense slice of ‘Governess Gothic’ with shades of Jane Eyre and The Turn of the Screw…
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Spotted in The Whitby Bookshop, the brilliant #Fyneshade by @kateagriffin.bsky.social