Deborah Lawrenson

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Deborah Lawrenson (born November 1960 in London, England) is a British novelist and journalist.

She was educated at Blackheath High School, The British School of Brussels and Eastbourne College, and read English at Trinity College, Cambridge. She trained as a journalist on the Kentish Times, then worked for The Daily Mail , [1] Mail on Sunday and Woman's Journal . Her novels Hot Gossip (1994), Idol Chatter (1995), The Moonbathers (1998), The Art of Falling (2005) and Songs of Blue and Gold (2008) were all published by Random House UK. [2] The Lantern (2011) was her first to be published in the United States, by HarperCollins, [3] and by Orion [4] in the UK. It was featured on Channel 4's The TV Book Club [5] in 2011, and short listed for Romantic Novel of the Year 2012 (Epic category) [6] by the Romantic Novelists' Association. The Sea Garden was published in 2014, and 300 Days of Sun in 2016. Her novels have been translated into twelve languages. In October 2016, 300 Days of Sun was selected as one of the Great Group Reads for National Reading Group Month, run by the Women's National Book Association in the USA. [7] She lives in Kent and Provence, and posts regularly on her blog. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Judith Barrett. "About Deborah Lawrenson". Deborah-lawrenson.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Author: Deborah Lawrenson". Randomhouse.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Deborah Lawrenson from HarperCollins Publishers". Harpercollins.com. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Deborah Lawrenson - Orion Publishing Group". Orionbooks.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "TV Book Club reading list announced - Channel 4 - Info - Press". Channel 4. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Shortlist announced for Romantic Novelists' Association's Awards 2012 | News | The Romantic Novelists' Association". Romanticnovelistsassociation.org. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "National Reading Group Month -- Great Group Reads Selections". Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Deborah Lawrenson". Deborah-lawrenson.blogspot.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
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