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Fiona Schneider

Book Review: Women of War by Louise Morrish
Blurb August 1914: Edie Lawrence has never played by the rules. When war is declared, she disguises herself as a man to join the war...
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My Life in 5 Scents
“A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.” Christian Dior In my next book, The Perfumer’s Secret , Iris Penhallam...
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Book Review: The Secrets of Harbour House by Liz Fenwick
Blurb Get swept away to 1930s Paris and Venice, in this achingly romantic dual timeline novel from the author of The Secret Shore . . ....
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The Paris Affair Paperback Giveaway!
This giveaway has now closed. Would you like to win this copy of The Paris Affair? I'll even sign it, too, and dedicate it to the person...
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3 Things I Learned from NOT being an Overnight Publishing Success
The Paris Affair comes out on the 4th of July 2024. I've been looking back over the long route it took to get here. Three books preceded...
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5 Reasons Why Writing Stole My Heart
In five months, my debut novel, The Paris Affair, will be published in the UK. To celebrate, I've written a blog about the five reasons...
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Book Review: The Moon Gate by Amanda Geard
A sweeping tale of love, war and a house of secrets for fans of historical fiction. Blurb 1939: On the eve of war, young English heiress...
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Book Review: Always You by Caroline Khoury
Is it ever too late to rewrite the past? Blurb When Lina and Ash were at school, they buried a time capsule containing letters about...
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How many drafts does it take to make a novel?
I don't think I've heard of anyone yet who can write the perfect novel in one go. Drafts - legions of them in my case - are where the...
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Book Review: The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook
On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home, where one young woman will make a choice that...
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What Happens When a Dream Comes True?
Little did I think when I found a tattered old recipe book and began writing The Paris Affair that I would one day have a 2-book deal....
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Book Review: The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
Giovanna’s pretty face has changed: it’s turning into the face of an ugly, spiteful adolescent. But is she seeing things as they really...
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Book Review - The Echoes of Love by Jenny Ashcroft
Under the Cretan sun, in the summer of 1936, two young people fall in love… Eleni has been coming to Crete her entire life, swapping her...
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Book Review - Under the Golden Sun by Jenny Ashcroft
What if all you needed to do to find home, was leave? Wanted: companion to escort a young, orphaned child home to Australia. All expenses...
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Book Review - The Midnight House by Amanda Geard
People disappear. Secrets remain . . . 1940: In south-west Ireland, the young and beautiful Lady Charlotte Rathmore is pronounced dead...
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None of this would have been possible without...: The Art of Writing Acknowledgements
My book, The Girl from Amsterdam, is going to be published in Germany in 2021 in German. The manuscript has been checked and...
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