Author: Adrienne Chinn

Adrienne Chinn writes historical fiction that connects private family histories with moments of public upheaval. The English Wife, published by One More Chapter in 2020, moves between wartime England and Newfoundland across several decades. Its central relationship begins with English war bride Ellie Burgess and Newfoundlander Thomas Parsons, whose return home after military service draws Ellie into a landscape and family culture far from the life she knew. A later strand follows Sophie Parry after her flight is diverted to Newfoundland on September 11, 2001, bringing her into contact with her estranged aunt and questions that have divided the family. Chinn uses these linked timelines to explore migration, marriage, belonging, and the long reach of guarded decisions. The English Wife also reflects her interest in setting emotional stories within carefully rendered places, with Newfoundland functioning as more than scenery and helping to shape the characters' loyalties, separations, and eventual discoveries.