Clara and Christina by Andrew Cunning - ISBN: 9781399830218
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An unlikely friendship ignites, blurring the lines between life and fiction.
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Clara and Christina

'like spending time with an old, and infinitely wiser, friend' JAN CARSON

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  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    10 November 2026

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Summary

‘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

‘A novel full of wisdom, insight, tenderness, and love, it stands in a league of its own among recent debuts’ - Patrick Holloway, author of *The Language of Remembering

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399830218
ISBN-10:139983021X
Author:Andrew Cunning
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:10 November 2026
Weight:440g
Dimensions:26mm x 154mm x 238mm
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Clara and Christina by Andrew Cunning - ISBN: 9781399830218
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Critics Review

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 exquisitely written novel … full of big ideas, quietly and carefully explored. This is a book which reminded me how powerful conversation can be … it felt like spending time with an old, and infinitely wiser, friend * Jan Carson, author of The Fire Starters *
An absolute delight, full of warmth and human surprise. Christina, in particular, is a revelation of a character who will stay with me for the rest of my life * Louise Nealon, author of Snowflake *
An intelligent, insightful, and humane piece of writing … A novel full of wisdom, insight, tenderness, and love, it stands in a league of its own among recent debuts * Patrick Holloway *
An assured, accomplished debut - sharply-observed, full of warmth and intelligence. I adored it! * Gráinne O’Hare, author of Thirst Trap *
I read it all in one breathless sitting * Michelle Gallen, author of Big Girl, Small Town *
An exquisitely written novel … full of big ideas, quietly and carefully explored. This is a book which reminded me how powerful conversation can be … it felt like spending time with an old, and infinitely wiser, friend * Jan Carson, author of The Fire Starters *
An exquisitely written novel … full of big ideas, quietly and carefully explored. This is a book which reminded me how powerful conversation can be … it felt like spending time with an old, and infinitely wiser, friend * Jan Carson, author of The Fire Starters *
An absolute delight, full of warmth and human surprise. Christina, in particular, is a revelation of a character who will stay with me for the rest of my life * Louise Nealon, author of Snowflake *
An absolute delight, full of warmth and human surprise. Christina, in particular, is a revelation of a character who will stay with me for the rest of my life * Louise Nealon, author of Snowflake *
I read it all in one breathless sitting * Michelle Gallen, author of Big Girl, Small Town *
I read it all in one breathless sitting * Michelle Gallen, author of Big Girl, Small Town *

About The Author

Andrew Cunning

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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