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Heather Clarke pens novel inspired by her grandfather's WWII scrapbook

By Joe Donahue
Published November 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM EST
Book cover for "The Scrapbook" by Heather Clark
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Heather Clarke is the award-winning author of "Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath."

Her debut novel, "The Scrapbook" tells the story of an intense first love haunted by history and family memory, inspired by the startling WWII scrapbook of Clark’s own grandfather, hidden in an attic until after his death.

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