About the Author

Lisa Jewell had always planned to write her first book when she was fifty. In fact, she wrote it when she was twenty-seven and had just been made redundant from her job as a secretary. Inspired by Nick Hornby's High Fidelity, a book about young people just like her who lived in London, she wrote the first three chapters of what was to become her first novel, Ralph's Party. It went on to become the bestselling debut novel of 1998.

Twelve bestselling novels later, she lives in London with her husband and their two daughters. Lisa writes every day in a local cafe where she can drink coffee, people-watch, and, without access to the internet, actually get some work done. Get to know Lisa by joining the official facebook page at www.facebook.com/LisaJewellOfficial or by following her on Twitter @lisajewelluk. And visit her website at www.lisa-jewell.co.uk Lisa Jewell is in her thirties and was born and raised in north London, where she lives with her husband and their baby girl, Amelie Mae. She worked as a secretary before redundancy, a bet and a book deal took her away from all that. She is the author of four huge bestsellers- Ralph's Party, Thirtynothing, One-Hit Wonder and, most recently, A Friends of the Family.

Reviews

Winner of the Melissa Nathan Award for Best Comedy Romance * - *
A life-affirming tale studded with Jewell's trademark warmth and humour * Red *
The kind of modern romance that rainy weekends were made for . . . another jewel from Lisa * Heat *
Another gem from the modern-classic queen * Company *
A great one to read while you're curled up in your duvet * Cosmopolitan *
A big warm-hearted book * Marie Claire *
Could this be her best yet? We think so * Eve *
Praise for Lisa Jewell * - *
Addictively readable * The Times *
Terrific * Sunday Times *
A joy . . . a fun summer read * Guardian *
The best romantic comedy we've read in ages * Company *
Tackles serious issues with humour - proving that chick-lit can be intelligent, interesting and huge fun * Sunday Express *
A triumph * Hello *
Top marks. Fantastic * Heat *
Lovely * Daily Telegraph *
Moving and intelligent * Independent *
Magnetic, unpretentious and bursting with one-liners * Cosmopolitan *
Jewell's readability and emotional intelligence make her the cream of pop fiction * Glamour *
Fans of chick-lit will understand when I say that this is a book you simply disappear into * Sunday Telegraph *