Lisa Jewell | |
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 Jewell in 2018 | |
| Born | 19 July 1968 London, England |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Children | 2 |
Lisa Jewell (born 19 July 1968) is a British author of popular fiction. Her books include Ralph's Party, Thirtynothing, After The Party (a sequel to Ralph's Party), [1] Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs, Invisible Girl, and The Night She Disappeared. [2] Her latest book, Breaking the Dark, was published in July 2024 and inaugurated the Marvel Crime Novel series. [3]
Jewell was born in London and educated at St. Michael's Catholic Grammar School in Finchley, north London. After one day in the sixth form, she left school to do an art foundation course at Barnet College followed by a diploma in fashion illustration at Epsom School of Art & Design.
She worked in fashion retail for several years, particularly at Warehouse and Thomas Pink. [4]
After being made redundant, Jewell accepted her friend Yasmin Boland's challenge, to write three chapters of a novel in exchange for dinner at her favourite restaurant. Those three chapters eventually developed into Jewell's debut novel Ralph's Party, which became the UK's bestselling debut novel in 1999. [5] [6]
In 2008 she was awarded the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance for her novel 31 Dream Street. [7]
She currently lives in Swiss Cottage, London, with her husband Jascha, and daughters Amelie Mae (born 2003) and Evie Scarlett (born 2007). [4]
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