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Kate Furnivall Biography & Facts
Kate Furnivall is a British historical novelist who is well known for the debut novel, The Russian Concubine. Early life Furnivall was born to an English father and White Russian mother. She grew up with a twin sister, an older brother and a sister, with the four children raised in Penarth, a small seaside town in Wales, United Kingdom (UK). Furnivall's mother's own childhood was spent in Russia, China and India, and it was her mother who inspired Furnivall to write. Career Furnivall's first novel, The Russian Concubine, is based on her mother's life and was written following the latter's death in 2000 (a request to document Furnivall's mother's life came from the author's family in the wake of the passing). Furnivall has cited the origins of her writing career in the prolific oeuvre of her husband, also an author, who has written under the pseudonym, "Neville Steed". The author's books are published by Sphere, an imprint of the English publishing company, Little, Brown. Personal life Furnivall attended London University and worked in advertising where she met her future husband Norman. Furnivall has two sons and currently lives with her husband in Devon. Works The Russian Concubine (2007) Under a Blood Red Sky (2008) The Red Scarf (2008) (Published as Under a Blood Red Sky in the UK) The Girl from Junchow (2009) (Published as The Concubine's Secret in the UK) The Jewel of St Petersburg (2010) The White Pearl (2011) Shadows on the Nile (2012) Diamonds in the Dust (2012) The Far Side of the Sun (2013) The Italian Wife (2014) The Liberation (2016) References External links Official Site At Sphere Fiction Profile at Writers of Wales Database. Discover the Kate Furnivall popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Kate Furnivall books.
Best Seller Kate Furnivall Books of 2024
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She Came to Stay
Eleni KyriacouSHE CAME TO STAY is the stunning debut novel from the author of THE UNSPEAKABLE ACTS OF ZINA PAVLOU, now a feature title on BBC2's Between the Covers, and also named one of Woman ...
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Les amants de la Neva
Kate Furnivall« Je te protégerai pour le reste de nos jours... je le jure sur ma vie. »Valentina Ivanova, fille aînée du ministre des Finances du Tsar, dont tout SaintPétersbourg admire la beaut...
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The Separation
Dinah JefferiesFROM THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE The Separation, Dinah Jefferies' stunning debut novel, is the heartbreaking tale of a family fractured by lies and on...
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The Last Line
Stephen Ronson'John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940's Britain' Damien LewisMay 1940. With Nazi forces sweeping across France, invasion seems imminent. The English Channel has never felt so na...
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The Tuscan Contessa
Dinah JefferiesONE WAR. TWO WOMEN. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SAVE THE ONES THEY LOVE?A sweeping new novel from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of The Tea Planter's WifeIn 1943, Contessa...
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Liaisons
Various ArtistsIndulgent and sensual, outrageous and taboo, but always highly erotic, this new collection of Black Lace stories takes the illicit and daring rendezvous with a lover (or lovers) as...
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Beneath a Burning Sky
Jenny AshcroftTHE EBOOK BESTSELLER'Exotic and mysterious I was gripped' Dinah Jefferies 'Beautifully described . . . A moving love story' Tracy Rees 'Emotional, evocative and enthralling.' Kate...
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The Puppet Boy of Warsaw
Eva WeaverThe story of Mika, a Jewish boy, who becomes a puppeteer in the Warsaw ghetto a stunning debut for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas and Schindl...
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The Last Reunion
Kayte NunnFriendships will be tested when five women come together at a New Year's Eve party after decades apart, in this thrilling story based on a brave group of WWII servicewomen, by the ...
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Dirty Faxes
Andrew Davies'Coming a little nearer to Scannell's own situation, au pairs have a long, well established and respectable tradition as persons into whom it is OK, even de rigeur, to dip the seig...
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The Gift of Shame
Sophie Hope-WalkerThe ultimate story of sensual transformation from the meek to the wantonSad, sultry Helen flies between London, Paris and the Caribbean chasing whatever physical pleasures she can ...
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The White Lie
J.G. KellyDiscover the gripping and immersive historical thriller based on the legend of Captain Scott'Kelly is that rare combination, a brilliant storyteller, a surefooted adventurer into t...
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Island in the East
Jenny AshcroftTHE EBOOK BESTSELLERPerfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Dinah Jefferies, Victoria Hislop and Lucy Foley. Two great loves. One shattering betrayal.A war that changes everything.'Isla...
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The Lady in the Veil
Leah Fleming'I found the photograph album by chance when we were clearing out the old coach house. It must have been sitting on the garage shelf for years among all the other family rejects.' ...
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Possession
Anne Tourney, Madelynne Ellis & Mathilde MaddenThree otherworldly short novels of shapeshifters and possessionFalling Dancer: Kelda has two jobs: fulltime bartender, parttime exorcist. She meets vengeful spirits and misguided d...
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The French House
Jacquie BloeseFreedom worth fighting for. Love worth waiting for.'The French House is a beautifully wrought exploration of love of all kinds. It's utterly gorgeous, convincingly written and comp...
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The Shanghai Wife
Emma HarcourtForbidden friendship, political conspiracy and incendiary passion draw Australian woman Annie Brand deep into the glamour and turmoil of 1920s Shanghai.Leaving behind the lonelines...
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The Venetian Game
Philip Gwynne Jones'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an alm...
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The Dressmaker of Paris
Georgia Kaufmann'Involving, immersive and unputdownable' bestselling author Jill MansellI need to tell you a story, ma chère. My story.Rosa Kusstatscher has built a global fashion empire upon her...
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Changing Times
Mary Jane StaplesIt is 1953 Coronation year and like all of Cockney London the members of the Adams family are looking forward to the celebrations. Chinese Lady, now Lady Finch, worries that her ...
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The Lone Woman
Bernardo Atxaga & Margaret Jull CostaIrene is 37 years old and just out of prison after serving time for terrorist activities. Deciding to return home to Bilbao, she takes a bus journey across Spain, striking up conve...
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Escape
Heleen van Royen & Jantien BlackI have a husband, we have two children and we own our house. I am in good health and so are they, our lives are good; we have everything we need. Sometimes I look at them and wait,...
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The Saffron Trail
Rosanna LeyAn exotic tale of lost family secrets from the #1 Kindle Bestseller'The perfect holiday companion' Heat'The ultimate feelgood read' Candis'Sunsoaked escapism' BestAfter the death o...
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Tease
Immodesty BlaizeTiger Starr has risen from nothing to become burlesque's most sensational showgirl...She's bewitched an adoring public and media with her old school Hollywood glamour, hourglass cu...