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Deborah Lawrenson

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Deborah Lawrenson spent her childhood moving around the world with diplomatic service parents, from Kuwait to China, Belgium, Luxembourg and Singapore. She graduated from Cambridge University and worked as a journalist in London. She is the author of five previous novels, including The Art of Falling, chosen for the prestigious WHSmith Fresh Talent promotion, and Songs of Blue and Gold, inspired by the life of writer-traveller Lawrence Durrell. Deborah is married with a daughter, and lives in Kent. The family spends as much time as possible at a crumbling hamlet in Provence, France, which is the atmospheric setting for her novel The Lantern.

Books by Deborah Lawrenson

Songs of Blue and Gold

A timeless love story set in a lush, richly imagined Corfu, Songs of Blue and Gold is the gorgeous new novel by the author of The Art of Falling.

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The Art Of Falling

A romantic historical novel about love and identity, set simultaneously in modern day Tuscany and in an Italy ravaged by World War Two. A sweeping wartime love story that is a must-buy for fans of Captain Corelli's Mandolin and Birdsong.

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