Judy Astley is an English illustrator and author of over 20 novels all published by

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. Her first novel was published in 1994 since when she has published one novel nearly every year. She has also written articles for ''

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''. as well as short stories for ''

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'' and ''

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'' magazines.

Biography

Judy Astley was born in

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though has spent most of her life in

Twickenham Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the boroug ...

. Before becoming an author she spent some time as a freelance designer and dressmaker for

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. She is married to record producer

Jon Astley Jon Astley is a British record producer who has also recorded and released two albums as a singer-songwriter in the late 1980s. His most commercially successful song was "Jane's Getting Serious", later popularized by a Heinz ketchup television ...

and has two adult daughters.

Bibliography

Children's books

*''When One Cat Woke Up: A Cat Counting Book'' (1990)

Novels

*''Just for the Summer'' (1994) *''Pleasant Vices'' (1995) *''Seven for a Secret'' (1996) *''Muddy Waters'' (1997) *''Every Good Girl'' (1998) *''The Right Thing'' (1999) *''Excess Baggage'' (2000) *''No Place for a Man'' (2001) *''Unchained Melanie'' (2002) *''Away from It All'' (2003) *''Size Matters'' (2004) *''All Inclusive'' (2005) *''Blowing It'' (2006) *''Laying the Ghost'' (2007) *''Other People's Husbands'' (2008) *''The Look of Love'' (2011) *''I Should Be So Lucky'' (2012) *''In the Summertime'' (2013) *''It Must Have Been the Mistletoe'' (2014) *''A Merry Mistletoe Wedding'' (2015)

References

External links

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