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Elinor Florence (Company name) Elinor Florence

Bestselling Historical Fiction Author

Letters From Windermere

To kick off a happy new year of reading, I created this Reading Roundup to showcase every book I have recommended over the past eleven years.

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Four generations of my Indigenous roots are buried at St. Andrews-on-the-Red Anglican Church in this small community near Winnipeg, Manitoba. My brother Rob Florence and I visited their graves recently, paying homage to our joint Scottish-Cree heritage.

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Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island is a charming seaside town where we have our own cottage, and I want to share with you why we love this place so much. Welcome to Letters From Windermere. My monthly blog will arrive in your inbox on the third Wednesday of each month. I write about: HISTORY: mostly […]

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There’s a common misconception about what homesteaders wore, since women arriving on this continent at the turn of the century were more likely to dress in close-fitting dark skirts and high-necked blouses rather than the calico gowns and sunbonnets seen in Little House on the Prairie.

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During my writing retreat in tiny Eastend, Saskatchewan, I fell in love with its small town atmosphere and quirky charm.

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Finding Flora, my new historical novel, will be published by Simon & Schuster in March 2025. And you, my dear subscribers, are the first to know!

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I spent seven days crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the historic Queen Mary 2. Here are my top ten observations about sailing on the only passenger liner in the world.

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