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THE GIRL WITH THE SCARLET RIBBON

She’s been out in the big wide world a week. And now she’s a best seller. Very excited to see her fly.

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THE GIRL WITH THE SCARLET RIBBON Fabulous publication day flowers, including roses, which Gabriella falls in love with in the Rose Garden in Florence, just before a terrible confrontation with the horrors of the war.

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#Florence #roses

THE GIRL WITH THE SCARLET RIBBON

Such an exciting week! First red roses, then the arrival of my new book. Always such a thrill to hold the printed copy in my hands.

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#Florence #WW2

THE GIRL WITH THE SCARLET RIBBON

Back when the world was free to travel, I went to Florence to find a story….and here it is…I had an adventure discovering this beautiful city and another adventure writing this during the UK lockdown in the spring of 2021. I hope readers will enjoy travelling back to an invaded city with a past.

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#Florence #German ivasion #The Girl withthe Scarlet Ribbon #WW2

MY NAME IS EVA

Is it time for another bookcase? The international editions of MY NAME IS EVA are stacking up! So far, Russian, German, Italian, Romanian, plus the US and UK paperbacks. So exciting to see different versions of my first book with Bookouture.

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#Bookouture #International rights

THE SHUT AWAY SISTERS

I’m thrilled to read the following words in a very sympathetic review written by Fiona Alison for the Historical Novel Society:’Although Kate’s contemporary work-life sections are drawn-out at times, her delicate care over what fragments of her aunts’ lives to preserve, and her interactions with long-time neighbours about the reclusive siblings, is heartfelt. There is an ordinary everydayness to…

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#Spanish flu #WW1

THE SHUT AWAY SISTERS

It is so encouraging to read reviews from the blog tour for this book, confirming that readers are understanding why this story had to be told. I’m very grateful to all the reviewers, like Fireflies and Freekicks Fiction Reviews who said: ‘This is probably the longest review I have written. I have so much more to say about this book, because each time I think about it, I find some other…

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#Spanish flu #WW1

THE SHUT-AWAY SISTERS

Publication day is tomorrow, June 29, but early reviews are appearing and make me feel the hard work has all been worthwhile. So encouraging to read comments such as: ‘My first Suzanne Goldring novel and I hope it’s not my last! I loved this story, I cried in places and was so hopeful in others. A wonderful read.’ Karen Loves Reading, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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#Spanish flu #WW1

MY NAME IS EVA

The beautiful German edition arrived this week with an even longer title that the original had – typical Germans! It translates as The Three Lives of the Honourable Mrs Evelyn Taylor-Clarke.

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THE SHUT AWAY SISTERS

I’m excited by the cover makeover for The Shut Away Sisters, out on June 29. I’ve been longing to tell this story, grounded in family history I heard as a child.

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#Suzanne Goldring

THE SHUT AWAY SISTERS

I don’t want to think that this novel was in any way prophetic, but it does deal with Spanish Flu around the end of WW1. The first draft was written ten years ago and and I signed up to rework the story in September 2019. Little did I know that the last year would suddenly make this so poignant. Hopefully by the time it is published on June 29 we shall be seeing light at the end of the tunnel.

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#sisters #Spanish flu #WW1

THE GIRL WITHOUT A NAME

A sparkling book launch on November 5 despite UK lockdown. And reviews trickling in – some 5-star.

Amazon: https://bit.ly/3kGjTKJApple: https://apple.co/2ZE3rCoKobo: https://bit.ly/2WxpvwSGoogle: https://bit.ly/32sA5cg

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#Blitz #Devon #floods #PTSD

THE GIRL WITHOUT A NAME She's nearly ready to tell everyone her name. Out on November 5. In the meantime I need to clear my desk of her notes and crack on with the next book.

#Flood

THE GIRL WITHOUT A NAME So thrilled to read the latest review. I'm trying to write the next book, but keep reading this five-star review!

THE GIRL WITHOUT A NAME

Nearly 70 years ago, on August 15, 1952, a devastating flash flood nearly destroyed the village of Lynmouth on the coast of North Devon. Among the dead was a young woman, who was never identified.

That was the starting point for my new novel, which publishes on November 5. Who was she? What had led to her being there? What had happened to her before that terrible night? Recreating the life of…

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#flash flood #Lynton/Lynmouth flood #PTSD #The Girl Without a Name #WW2

Burning Island Heard today that MY NAME IS EVA has sold nearly 160,000 to date. Blimey! I only signed the contract just less than a year ago.

My Name is Eva

When you create a character in a novel, there is much you think you know and then you keep finding more. This week I found the scent of Eva at the beautiful Officino Profumo Santa Maria Novella in Florence, where perfumes and herbal remedies have been made for over 600 years. Their Eva smells of bergamot and Sicilian lemon, or as they say – woody base notes with spiky overtones – perfect! Not a…

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