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Gaynor Arnold was born and brought up in Cardiff, Wales. An only child, she grew up in a rented house with her parents (both shop assistants), grandparents and aunt. When she was 10 she asked her parents for a typewriter and... (more)
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Harriet and Isabella
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Girl in a Blue Dress
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Harriet and Isabella
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America's Women
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Greek to Me
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The Comma Queen returns with a buoyant book about language, love, and the wine-dark sea.
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When We Left Cuba
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A masterpiece of storytelling, and a 2018 Oprah's Book Club Selection.
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