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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]
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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