Claire Fuller is a writer and an artist who lives in Winchester, England. Her debut novel, Our Endless Numbered Days, won the 2015 Desmond Elliott Prize for debut fiction, has been longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, nominated for the Edinburgh First Book Award 2015, and was a finalist in the American Booksellers Association... Continue Reading →
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
Swimming Lessons is the second novel by English author Claire Fuller. I was lucky enough to get an advanced reading copy of the book to review for our readers. Swimming Lessons is a story within a story about a passionate but troubled marriage and its aftermath. Ingrid Coleman wrote letters to her husband, Gil, and... Continue Reading →
Clara Callan ( A tale of two sisters, two lives) by Richard B. Wright
When I heard they were finally making a movie of "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" , it brought to mind another novel told primarily in letters and journal entries. Clara Callan, is the story of two sisters from the small Ontario town of Whitfield. Clara remains at home, a quiet poetry writing... Continue Reading →
It’s all in my Letter
In these days of texting and email, the art of the letter with each word thoughtfully chosen and sent with feeling may be passing but our love for letters goes on. A recent example of this is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. The letters begin in... Continue Reading →
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