Francis, Clare
FRANCIS, Clare
FRANCIS, Clare. British, b. 1946. Genres: Novels, Travel/Exploration, Autobiography/Memoirs. Publications: Come Hell or High Water, 1977; Come Wind or Weather, 1978; The Commanding Sea, 1981; Night Sky, 1983; Red Crystal, 1985; Wolf Winter (in U.S. as The Killing Winds), 1987; Requiem, 1991; Deceit, 1993; Betrayal, 1995; A Dark Devotion, 1997; Keep Me Close, 1999; A Death Divided, 2001. Address: c/o John Johnson, 45-47 Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0HT, England.
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