Claire King (author)

Claire King (born Claire Nortcliff on 5 January 1972 in Mexborough, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English author, best known for her novel The Night Rainbow.[1]

Biography

King went to school at Mexborough School, Mexborough, and studied at Newnham College,[2] University of Cambridge, graduating in Economics. In 1990 she appeared on The Crystal Maze.[3]

The Night Rainbow

King's debut novel was released on 14 February 2013 by Bloomsbury UK (ISBN 978-1408824672).[4] [5] The book was first published in the United Kingdom through Bloomsbury Publishing and narrates the story of two sisters living in a small village in Southern France.[6]

Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal both reviewed the work,[7] with Kirkus giving it a mixed review stating it was "hampered by a limited perspective, though well-written and sometimes quite moving".[8]

Everything Love Is

King's second novel was released on 28 July 2016 by Bloomsbury UK (ISBN 978-1408868423).[9] The book was first published in the United Kingdom through Bloomsbury Publishing and narrates the story of Baptiste Molino, a therapist attempting to resolve the mystery of the identity of his birth mother. Shelf Awareness called it a "haunting, rewarding memory novel".[10]

Personal life

King lived for 15 years in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, the setting for The Night Rainbow. She now lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and children.[1] King's third novel is underway; set in Yorkshire, it will examine issues of love and social class.[11]

References
  1. http://www.claire-king.com/about/
  2. Newnham women achieve extraordinary things Archived 2013-07-10 at Archive.today
  3. ""Crystal Maze" - Claire King". Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. http://www.bloomsbury.com/author/claire-king
  5. "Review: Night Rainbow". Booklist. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  6. "Life in France inspires a novel about rural childhood". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  7. "Review: The Night Rainbow". Library Journal (Book Verdict). Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  8. "Review: Night Rainbow". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  9. http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/everything-love-is-9781408868423/
  10. http://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=571#m10024
  11. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/books/how-claire-king-has-mastered-the-art-of-a-grown-up-love-story-1-8071791
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