Lisa Jewell knows how to take a classic storyline and make it her own. Also, who doesn't like to read books by genuinely nice people? If you've been active in the book community at all this month then you're sure to have noticed that Then She Was Gone is an April Pick by Book Of The Month, so naturally this is one that's being hyped for a reason-it's just that good! If you haven't managed to get your hands on a copy yet, then you'll want to make it a priority and here's why. Her characters are full bodied and bloom like a spring flower by the end of her stories.

Her writing is addictive and appeals to a wide variety of readers not too light, not too dark, but just right. Lisa Jewell has quickly become one of my favorite authors, and for good reason. She had walked straight into it with her eyes open.' But back then, when she knew nothing about anything, she had not seen it coming. Looking at it backward it was obvious all along. She currently lives in Swiss Cottage, London with her husband Jascha, and daughters Amelie Mae (born 2003) and Evie Scarlett (born 2007).'If she could unwind the timeline, untwist it and roll it back the other way like a ball of wool, she'd see the knots in the yarn, the warning signs.

In 2008 she was awarded the Melissa Nathan Award For Comedy Romance for her novel 31 Dream Street. Those three chapters were eventually developed into Jewell's debut novel Ralph's Party, which then became the UK's bestselling debut novel in 1999. Īfter being made redundant, Jewell accepted a challenge from her friend, Yasmin Boland, to write three chapters of a novel in exchange for dinner at her favourite restaurant. She worked in fashion retail for several years, namely Warehouse and Thomas Pink. Michael's Catholic Grammar School in Finchley, north London, leaving school after one day in the sixth form to do an art foundation course at Barnet College followed by a diploma in fashion illustration at Epsom School of Art & Design. Jewell was born in London and educated at St. Her latest book The Family Remains was published in July of 2022. Her books include Ralph's Party, Thirtynothing, After The Party (a sequel to Ralph's Party), and later Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs, Invisible Girl and The Night She Disappeared. Lisa Jewell (born 19 July 1968) is a British author of popular fiction.

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