Kate Furnivall

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Kate Furnivall is a British historical novelist who is well known for the debut novel, The Russian Concubine . [1]

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Early life

Furnivall was born to an English father and White Russian mother. [1] She grew up with a twin sister, an older brother and a sister, with the four children raised in Penarth, a small seaside town in Wales, United Kingdom (UK).

Furnivall's mother's own childhood was spent in Russia, China, and India, and it was her mother who inspired Furnivall to write. [2]

Career

Furnivall's first novel, The Russian Concubine, is based on her mother's life and was written following the latter's death in 2000 (a request to document Furnivall's mother's life came from the author's family in the wake of the passing). Furnivall has cited the origins of her writing career in the prolific oeuvre of her husband, also an author, who has written under the pseudonym, "Neville Steed". [3]

The author's books are published by Sphere, an imprint of the English publishing company, Little Brown. [1]

Personal life

Furnivall attended London University and worked in advertising where she met her future husband, Norman. Furnivall has two sons and currently lives with her husband in Devon.

Works

Under a Blood Red Sky (2008)

[5] The Far Side of the Sun (2013) The Italian Wife (2014) The Liberation (2016)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 CHRISTINA GREEN (2012). "Kate Furnivall Blending Fact With Fiction". DevonLife. Archant Life Limited. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. Kate Furnivall; Elke Kreil (2012). "Historical Notes Kate Furnivall on her Research Process". Kate Furnivall. Little Brown Book Group. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. Staff. "An Interview with Kate Furnivall The author of Under a Blood Red Sky talks inspiration and motivation". LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP. Hachette UK. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  4. Staff (12 February 2011). "2011 PURE PASSION AWARDS SHORTLISTS". RNA - Romantic Novelists' Association. Romantic Novelists' Association. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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