Website: Twitter: The Book: 'I love doors. & Film Format: Leather-bound (Limited Edition - Printed By Neil's Request) Postage: Free Global. Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and died on June 11th 2021, surrounded by her family. Though she brought up her four children mostly in Norfolk in England, in 2015 she fulfilled her dream of buying a remote farmhouse in West Cork, Ireland, which she always felt was her spiritual home, and indeed this was where her last five books were written. In collaboration with her son Harry Whittaker, she also devised and wrote a series of books for children called 'The Guardian Angels' series. In 2020 she received the Dutch Platinum award for sales over 300,000 copies for a single novel in one year - an award last won by J K Rowling for Harry Potter. Her books have been nominated for numerous awards, including the Italian Bancarella prize, The Lovely Books award in Germany, and the Romantic Novel of the Year award. The Seven Sisters series specifically has become a global phenomenon, creating its own genre, and there are plans to create a seven-season TV series. Her books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and continue to strike an emotional chord with all cultures around the world. The Author: Lucinda Riley was born in 1965 in Ireland, and after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twenty-four. Can Aurora help Grania understand the past, and change her future? Haunting, intriguing and deeply moving, The Girl on the Cliff tells of the triumph of hope over loss. From a bittersweet romance in wartime London, to a troubled relationship in contemporary New York, the two families, past and present, have been entangled for a century. Mysteriously drawn to her, Grania discovers that the histories of their families are strangely and deeply entwined. There, she meets young Aurora while walking along the cliffs. After a devastating loss, Grania Ryan returns home to Ireland and the arms of her loving family. 'The Girl on the Cliff' was kindly donated by Lucinda's family in memory of her.* The Book How did a secret from 1914 cause a century of heartache?. Title: The Girl on the Cliff Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance -Mystery Format: Paperback Postage: Free Global *Lucinda was a strong advocate of Children in Read and supported the Authors' & Illustrators' Auction for Children in Need each and every year.
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