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Bitter Orange published in two months

This is one of the books I am super excited about this year. Literally can’t wait to hold this in my hands.

Bitter Orange jacket: Oranges and dark leaves, with smashed plate

Claire Fuller

Bitter Orange jacket: Oranges and dark leaves, with smashed plate

In two months, Bitter Orange, my third novel will be published in the UK by Fig Tree / Penguin. Lots of proofs have gone out, and reviews from booksellers and quotes from other authors are starting to come in, and suddenly it feels very real. Exciting and terrifying.

In anticipation of the publication, I thought you might like to read the first paragraph, and if it tempts you, links for pre-ordering are below.

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They must think I don’t have long left, because today they allow the vicar in. Perhaps they are right, although this day feels no different from yesterday, and I imagine tomorrow will go on much the same. The vicar – no, not vicar, he has a different title, I forget – is older than me by a good few years, his hair is grey, and his skin is flaky and red, sore-looking. I didn’t…

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