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Clara and Christina

'like spending time with an old, and infinitely wiser, friend' JAN CARSON
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'What a delight of a novel. Clara and Christina radiates with wisdom, intelligence and humanity. Andrew Cunning is a very fine writer' Wendy Erskine, author of The Benefactors 'An absolute delight, full of warmth and human surprise' Louise Nealon, author of Snowflake 'An exquisitely written novel... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Can we only know each other through the fictions that we tell about ourselves?

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'What a delight of a novel. Clara and Christina radiates with wisdom, intelligence and humanity. Andrew Cunning is a very fine writer' Wendy Erskine, author of The Benefactors 'An absolute delight, full of warmth and human surprise' Louise Nealon, author of Snowflake 'An exquisitely written novel . . . full of big ideas, quietly and carefully explored' Jan Carson, author of The Firestarters

Two women meet in an unassuming coffee shop in Belfast; they seem an unlikely pair. Clara is young, inquisitive, optimistic for what the meeting holds. Christina is older, in her seventies, still glamorous, still quick. She is working on her fifth novel but no one yet knows of its existence. Clara is there to interview Christina, for her own book, anticipating some major scoop on this reclusive novelist. She wants to unearth the truth behind the fiction. But Christina has a different lesson in store for Clara.

Over a few months, a relationship forms between these two women who live their lives in books. Clara, writing her first, embraces this opportunity to learn from a writer finishing her last. During this time, Clara, face to face with her hero, begins to question her own convictions, ultimately asking herself: what if there is nothing but fiction?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399830225

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd

Illustration: N/A

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Andrew Cunning was born on the North coast of Ireland and now lives in North Belfast. He taught literature and theology at various universities, and now teaches English in an all-ability secondary school. Clara and Christina is his first novel.

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