Lucy Diamond is an English author of female lead fiction, whose real name is Sue Mongredien.
Biography
She grew up in
Nottingham
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, and studied English Literature at
Leeds University
, mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased
, established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds
, ...
.
Mongredien now lives in
Bath
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* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
.
Her first book, Any Way You Want Me, was published by Pan Macmillan in 2007. She has sold 907,678 print books in the UK for £4.2m, according to Nielsen BookScan.
In 2011, her novel ''Sweet Temptations'' was shortlisted for the
Melissa Nathan
Melissa Jane Nathan (13 June 1968 – 7 April 2006) was a journalist for about 12 years and then started writing comedy novels in 1998. She was a popular UK author of "chick lit" novels in the early 2000s.
She was born and raised in Hertfordshir ...
Award for Comedy Romance.
In 2021, after 14 years with
Pan MacMillan
Pan Books is a publishing imprint (trade name), imprint that first became active in the 1940s and is now part of the United Kingdom, British-based Macmillan Publishers, owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group of Germany.
Pan Books b ...
, Mongredien moved to
Quercus
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.
Mongredien has also authored several children's books,
including books in
The Sleepover Club
''The Sleepover Club'' is a series of children's books by authors Rose Impey, Narinder Dhami, Lorna Read , Fiona Cummings, Louis Catt, Sue Mongredien (aka Lucy Diamond), Angie Bates, Ginny Deals, Harriet Castor and Jana Novotny Hunter. It has als ...
series, the
Rainbow Magic
''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of ...
series, the
Oliver Moon
Oliver may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and literature
Books
* ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry
* ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens
Fictional characters
* Ariadne Oliver, ...
series, and the Captain Cat series.
Bibliography
* ''On a Beautiful Day''
* ''The Promise''
* ''An Almost Perfect Holiday''
* ''Any Way You Want Me''
* ''Over You''
* ''Hens Reunited''
* ''Sweet Temptation''
* ''The Beach Café''
* ''Summer with My Sister''
* ''Me and Mr Jones''
* ''One Night in Italy''
* ''Christmas at the Beach Café (short story)''
* ''Christmas Gifts at the Beach Café (short story)''
* ''The Year of Taking Chances''
* '' Summer At Shell Cottage''
* ''A Baby at the Beach Café (short story)''
* ''The Secrets of Happiness''
* ''The House of New Beginnings''
* ''Something to Tell You''
* ''Anything Can Happen''
References
English women novelists
Living people
1970 births
People associated with the University of Leeds
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