Clare Morrall (born 1952,

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) is an English

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

. She has lived mainly in

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, where she worked for many years as a music teacher. Her debut novel, ''Astonishing Splashes of Colour'', was shortlisted for the 2003

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. She has subsequently had seven novels published.

Works

* ''Astonishing Splashes of Colour'' (2003, Sceptre) * ''Natural Flights of the Human Mind'' (2006, Sceptre) * ''The Language of Others'' (2008, Sceptre) * ''The Man Who Disappeared'' (2010, Sceptre) * ''The Roundabout Man'' (2012, Sceptre) * ''After the Bombing'' (2014, Sceptre) * ''When the Floods Came'' (2016, Sceptre) * ''The Last of the Greenwoods'' (2018, Sceptre)

External links

* 21st-century English novelists 1952 births Living people Writers from Exeter Alumni of the University of Birmingham {{UK-novelist-stub