Rosamund Lupton (née Orde-Powlett), is a British author. She studied literature at
Cambridge University
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. She is perhaps best known for her novels ''Sister'', ''Afterwards, The Quality of Silence and Three Hours''
Early life and family
Lupton was born 22 July 1964, the daughter of the Hon. Patrick Christopher Orde-Powlett, son of
Nigel Amyas Orde-Powlett, 6th Baron Bolton
Nigel ( ) is an English masculine given name.
The English ''Nigel'' is commonly found in records dating from the Middle Ages; however, it was not used much before being revived by 19th-century antiquarians. For instance, Walter Scott published ...
of
Bolton Castle
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. On 1 May 1999 she married Martin G.F. Lupton, son of
Geoffrey Charles Martineau Lupton (b.1930) who was the grandson of Leeds
Lord Mayor Hugh Lupton.
Career
In her first novel ''Sister'', Lupton tells the story of Beatrice, living in New York, in search for Tess, her missing sister, who lives in London.
''Sister'' sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. It has been translated in 30 languages, and it is a best-seller on the ''
New York Times
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'' and ''
Sunday Times'' lists. It received positive reviews from critics.
Her second novel ''Afterwards'' was awarded "best mystery books of 2012" by the ''
Seattle Times'', and "best book of 2012" by
Amazon.com
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.
FilmNation optioned the film rights to her third novel, ''The Quality of Silence'', in March 2016.
Her new novel '
''Three Hours was published in January 2020 and is a Sunday Times bestseller and the Times thriller of the year
Rosamund Lupton was a winner of
Carlton Television's new writers' competition, and before being a novelist, she was a script-writer for television and film, writing original screenplays.
Works
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1964 births
Living people
English women novelists
21st-century English novelists
21st-century English women
Alumni of the University of Cambridge