Essie Fox | |
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| Born | c. 1959/1960 |
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| Spouse | Christopher Fox |
| Website | essiefox |
Essie Fox (born c. 1959/1960) is an English gothic historical novelist. Her novels include The Somnambulist (2012), which was a More4 TV Book Club pick and shortlisted for a National Book Award, and The Fascination (2023), which became a Sunday Times bestseller.
Fox grew up in Leominster, Herefordshire. [1] Fox attended the Minster School, completing her schooling in 1978. She graduated with a degree from the University of Sheffield in 1981. [2]
Fox began her career as an editorial assistant at George Allen & Unwin and The Telegraph, and also worked as an illustrator. [3] She also ran a blog titled Virtual Victorian. [4] Fox's debut novel The Somnambulist was published in 2011 via Orion Books. The novel is a Victorian gothic mystery set around Wilton's Music Hall. The Somnambulist was selected as one of the Best Reads of 2012 on the More4 programme TV Book Club [5] [6] and shortlisted for the People's Book Prize [7] and New Writer at the National Book Awards. [8]
Fox reunited with Orion for the publication of her next two novels Elijah's Mermaid [9] [10] and The Goddess and the Thief. [11] Elijah's Mermaid was a 2013 LoveReading Book of the Month. This was followed by The Last Days of Leda Grey, about an Edwardian actress, in 2016. [12]
In 2022, Orenda Books acquired the rights to publish Fox's gothic novel The Fascination in 2023. [13] [14] The Fascination became a Sunday Times bestseller. [15]
Orenda Books then signed Fox's sixth novel Dangerous, a thriller about the poet Lord Byron, for publication in 2025. [16] [17] Dangerous was named one of the best historical fiction books of 2025 by The Sunday Times . [18]
Fox is married to Chris Fox of the Liberal Democrats. [19]
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