A Greater World: A woman's journey
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What a difference a few days could make. Until now, he reflected, change had usually seemed to be for the worse. A single moment dividing the innocent happiness of his youth on that other Hunter's Down, from years of loss, grief, pain and guilt. Just a few short days ago he had driven in the opposite direction, the seat beside him empty, the back piled high with wool, his heart lonely and his expectations low.
He looked past the boy with the floppy hair and the big smile, to the woman who was at last going to be his wife. She smiled back at him and stretched her hand out across the back of the seat to touch his hair as if reassuring herself that he was really there.
THE END
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PRAISE FOR KURINJI FLOWERS
"A sweeping, lush story – the depiction of India in all its colours, smells and vibrancy is pitch-perfect in its depiction. You will be grabbed from the first chapter" The Historical Novel Society
"You would enjoy Kurinji Flowers if you are drawn – as I am – to stories of individual human relationships." The Review Group
"A beautiful story of betrayal, love, sacrifice and redemption all framed by the gorgeous countryside of India. " Amazon reviewer
"Kurinji Flowers is a lovely, joyful, heartbreaking novel. Oh, how I wished this story could go on and on!" Amazon reviewer
"This is a brilliant book, Clare Flynn has recreated the atmosphere of pre-, and post-, war London and India really well - it is as if you are actually remembering it, instead of reading about it." Amazon reviewer
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Clare Flynn was born in Liverpool and has lived all over the UK with spells aboard in Paris, Brussels, Milan and Sydney. She now lives in West London where she juggles writing novels with her work as a business strategy and innovation consultant and running the successful website www.makeitandmendit.com, which she co-founded in 2008.
For more information on Clare and her books visit
www.clareflynn.co.uk
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