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My latest book, The Jewel of St Petersburg, is published in the US by Berkley this month. It is the dramatic story of Valentina Ivanova, set in pre-Revolution Russia in an extravagant and decadent tsarist world. It is always a great moment when your latest book is on display in bookstores and is receiving good reviews. Here's a taste of what they are saying so far: 1) 'Gripping,
elegant and fierce, this is a classic war-torn love story, and Furnivall's
best yet.' Library Journal |
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| May 2010 | |
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The Jewel of St Petersburg, my latest book will be published on 3 August in US by Berkley, and in June (large format) and November (paperback) in UK. I've loved
the shift of mood in this book and relished the delight of immersing
myself in the lavish lifestyle of the final glory days of the tsarist
regime in Russia. It was an extravagant and decadent world of self-indulgence
and gaudy excess, of Imperial balls, glittering diamonds and romantic
sleigh rides - a sharp contrast to the privations of the underpaid workforce.
It's a story of passion and treachery set against a backdrop of danger.
And isn't the cover gorgeous? As lush and lavish as the world it describes. No Man ebook for Haiti : I and other authors have contributed to an eBook called No Man published by Little, Brown UK, and its publication marks the hundredth day since the earthquake occurred. There are stories by Alexander McCall Smith, Dorothy Koomson, Louise Candlish and Bernadette Strachan, among others, and all proceeds go to UNICEF's Haiti Earthquake Children's Appeal. Everyone involved gave their services free of charge and the eBook costs just £4.99 from Waterstones.com. Please, please, please buy and enjoy, while helping the victims of the earthquake. |
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| August 2009 | |
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Interview about The Girl From Junchow BOOK CLUB QUEEN interview http://www.book-club-queen.com/kate-furnivall.html (one of numerous book websites I've recently enjoyed doing interviews for)
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| July 2009 | |
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Today is publication day in the UK for The Concubine’s Secret (titled The Girl from Junchow in the US). My publisher Sphere/Little Brown has produced a gorgeous cover that conveys the drama of the story. It is the sequel to The Russian Concubine and follows Lydia Ivanova as she journeys through Stalin-controlled Russia in search of her father. She travels with her half-brother Alexei, but tension grows between the two of them and when Alexei disappears, Lydia is left almost penniless. Surrounded by dangers, she finds herself entangled with a Russian officer. But Chang An Lo has not forgotten Lydia … On Saturday 4th July I will be doing a book signing in Torbay Bookshop, Torbay Road, Paignton, Devon, at 10.30am. I look forward to meeting and greeting readers |
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| June 2009 | |
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Today The Girl from Junchow (titled The Concubine’s Secret in UK) is published in America by Berkley. Yes, at last, it is the long-awaited sequel to The Russian Concubine, so it has a lot to live up to after the first book’s success. I think readers will find themselves just as involved as before. I loved exploring the world through Lydia’s eyes once again and discovering where her habit of seizing life by the throat would take her this time. The answer is, of course, to Russia. |
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| May 2009 | |
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My
new book - called The Concubine's Secret in the UK and called
The Girl From Junchow in the US - will be published in America
on 2nd June and in the UK on 2nd July. So I am fascinated
to start hearing feedback as the first copies go out to reviewers and
reps. This is a exciting time for an author but nail-biting as well.
I loved writing this sequel to The Russian Concubine and seeing
where Lydia would take me this time. I wish her well on this second
outing. |
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| April 2009 | |
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Tuesday
28th April Kate
Furnivall's books are based in the Far East and Russia. Nina Bell's
The Inheritance is set in the world of horses, and Mackenzie Ford's
The Kissing Gates starts in the First World War. So there'll be a fascinating
insight into how writers research and write about worlds that are very
different or far away. Wednesday
29th April Tickets
from any South Gloucestershire Library. £1.50 for members £2
for non-members to include refreshments. |
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November 2008 |
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a Blood Red Sky is now published in the UK and Australia. It has got
off to a flying start and I am enjoying the interviews and the opportunity
to talk to people about the book at book-signings - the next one is on
November 26th at Brixham Library in Devon.
With Christmas coming up, congratulations to Sphere for producing the perfect Christmas gift! Today I was in Exeter and saw Under a Blood Red Sky's striking cover everywhere, which made my trip there a real treat. I have just completed the manuscript of the sequel to The Russian Concubine and my publishers in the UK and in the USA are making very contented noises. It will be in the shops and bookstores next summer 2009. |
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| October 2008 | |
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Under a Blood Red Sky
published November 2008 by Sphere Publication: Great excitement for publication at the beginning of next month and already the first good reviews are coming in. It's wonderful to see what a great emotive cover Sphere has again come up with which will help it jump off the shelves. Asda: Under a Blood Red Sky has been chosen by Asda as its pick for November for its Book Club and has printed a special edition for it. This contains a long interview with myself about the book, about what drove me to write it and some fun personal questions. Also a list of discussion points for Readers' Groups. So great value. This is a real honour for me. Thank you, Asda. |
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| July 2008 | |
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My new book is now published. It has different titles in the UK and the USA - but I assure you it is the same book. In USA from Berkley, The Red Scarf
In UK from LittleBrown/Sphere, Under a Blood Red Sky
The new book is a sweeping novel set in Russia 1933. Only two things keep Sofia Morozova alive in Davinsky labour camp: her friendship with fragile Anna Fedorina and the thought of freedom. When Anna falls ill, Sofia swears to help her. She escapes to seek out Anna's childhood love,a revolutionary named Vasily, to enlist his aid. Her quest leads her to the Ural mountains and Mikhail Pashin. She falls passionately in love with him, knowing he is Vasily and belongs to Anna. Torn between loyalty and desire, danger and passion, Sofia must make crucial choices. The
Red Scarf is published by Berkley in the USA in June 2008. |
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| December 2007 | |
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Huge good news today. The Russian Concubine is on the extended New York Bestseller list at #30. This is what every author dreams of and I've been celebrating in style, champagne corks popping. The Russian Concubine was also selected as BBC Radio Five Live's Book of the Month for November. Discussed by Radio Five Live's Simon Mayo Book Panel, it was described as: 'A splendid book … tremendous vibrancy … I adored it … a fabulous very affecting love story full of wonderful characters' - Sarah Harrison 'Totally compelling' - Boyd Hilton 'A great read' - Helen Dunning 'Extraordinarily lush' - Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize winner It was also described by New Woman as an 'achingly beautiful epic' and by Marie Claire magazine as 'breathtakingly good'. This is a great first month in the UK for The Russian Concubine. |
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