Claire King grew up in South Yorkshire, studied economics at Newnham College, Cambridge and then spent twenty years working in business before remembering what she wanted to be when she grew up.

She spent the last 14 years living in southern France with her family, and has recently relocated to Gloucestershire: another happy ending of sorts.

Her two novels are THE NIGHT RAINBOW, (Bloomsbury, 2013) and EVERYTHING LOVE IS (Bloomsbury, 2016).

Claire also writes short fiction, which has been published online and in print and has been recognised by fancy places such as BBC Radio 4 Opening Lines, New Scientist, The Bristol Short Story Prize, the Sean O’Faolain Short Story Competition and Metazen.

Books by Claire King

Everything Love Is

by Claire King - Fiction

Baptiste Molino has devoted his life to other people’s happiness. Moored on his houseboat, he helps his clients navigate the waters of contentment, whilst remaining careful never to make waves of his own. Unlike those who come to him for help, Baptiste is more concerned with his past than his future: particularly the mysterious circumstances of his birth and the identity of his birth mother. However Baptiste’s new client, Amandine Rousseau, is fast becoming a puzzle he longs to solve and  may end up being the one to change his perspective. And when his mother’s legacy finally reveals itself he finds himself torn between pursuing his own happiness and safeguarding that of the one he loves.