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  1. The Pearl Of Penang
  2. Clare Flynn
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  35. If you enjoyed The Pearl of Penang
  36. Acknowledgments
  37. About the Author
  38. Also by Clare Flynn

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Acknowledgments

My thanks as always to my editor, Debi Alper and my cover designer Jane Dixon-Smith. I am hugely grateful for your contributions to my books.

Also to my trusty fellow authors here in Eastbourne whose input at our Friday afternoon meetings is invaluable - Margaret Kaine, Merryn Allingham, Joanna Warrington and jay Dixon.

Thanks also to Sue Sewell and Debbie Marmor who read a late draft and gave me helpful feedback.

Special thanks to my fellow author and friend, Dr Carol Cooper who put me on the straight and narrow on sepsis (known at the time when the book is set as septicaemia). Any medical errors are my own.

I am indebted to the following works which provided essential background research on life in the Malayan peninsula and life on a rubber estate.

  • Out in the Midday Sun by Margaret Shennan - full of gems on ex-pat life in Malaya pre-Independence.
  • Malayan Spymaster by Boris Hembry - essential reading on rubber planters and the build-up to the Japanese invasion.
  • Castles in the Air by Alison Ripley-Cubitt and Molly Ripley for more insights into ex-pat life and sea voyages in the 30s and 40s.

About the Author

Clare Flynn is the author of ten historical novels and a collection of short stories.

A former Marketing Director and strategy consultant, she was born in Liverpool and has lived in London, Newcastle, Paris, Milan, Brussels and Sydney and is now enjoying being in Eastbourne on the Sussex coast where she can see the sea and the Downs from her windows.

When not writing, she loves to travel (often for research purposes) and enjoys painting in oils and watercolours as well as making patchwork quilts and learning to play the piano again.

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Also by Clare Flynn

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The Chalky Sea

Two troubled people in a turbulent world.

Gwen Collingwood is an English woman, and Jim Armstrong, a young Canadian soldier. Their stories entwine during World War Two in a small English seaside town.

“ Flynn’s novel is a vivid page-turner that depicts the destruction of war, but it is most notable for its portrayal of the effects it has on individual lives. (BookLife, Publishers Weekly)

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The Alien Corn

They faced up to the challenges of war – but can they deal with the troubles of peace?

The follow up to The Chalky Sea, The Alien Corn is set in rural Canada in the aftermath of World War 2. Jim Armstrong has returned to his farm in Ontario where he is joined by his English war bride, Joan. Jim suffers from the after-effects of the horrors he witnessed in the Italian campaign, while Joan struggles to adapt to her new life and family.

“Flynn’s novel captures the obstacles faced both by soldiers returning from battle and by those close to them. Readers of the first book will relish the chance to spend more time with the characters, and new readers will find plenty to savor.” (BookLife, Publishers Weekly)