Susan Lewis (born 10 August 1956)
is a British author living in the west of England who has written 26 novels as well as an autobiographical memoir – ''Just One More Day'' (2006) with a follow up memoir ''One Day at a Time'' to be published November 2011.
Her novels were nominated for the
Romantic Novelists' Association
The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) is the professional body that represents authors of romantic fiction in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1960 by Denise Robins (first president), Barbara Cartland (first vice-president), Vivian Stuar ...
's
Romantic Novel of the Year award in 2002
and 2005.
Career
Lewis was educated at
The Red Maids' School in Bristol, England. After several temporary secretarial jobs she worked at the television network
HTV in Bristol, then moved to London to join
Thames Television
Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992.
Thames Television broa ...
to work in news, current affairs, light entertainment and drama. She knocked on the Controller's door to ask what it takes to be a success. He told her: "Oh, go away and write something".
[About Susan Lewis notes published in paperback edition of ''Stolen'' in 2011,] Her first novel, ''A Class Apart'' was published in 1988. She has since published a further 27 novels.
[
Three years after her first book was published Lewis moved to France., followed by a move to California in 1996, then to the French Riviera in 2004. During this time she met her partner, James. She returned to ]Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
in the UK in 2010.[
]
Bibliography
Novels
* ''A Class Apart'' (1988)[
* ''Stolen Beginnings'' (1992)][
* ''Darkest Longings'' (1993)][
* ''Obsession'' (1994)][
* ''Vengeance'' (1995)][
* ''Summer Madness'' (1995)][
* ''Last Resort'' (1996)][
* ''Chasing Dreams'' (1998)][
* ''Taking Chances'' (1999)][ (number 7 in top 10 best-seller list in June 1999)
* ''Silent Truths'' (2002)][ (nominated for Romantic Novel of the Year, 2002][)
* ''The Hornbeam Tree'' (2004)][ (shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year Award, 2005][)
* ''The Mill House'' (2005)][
* ''Missing'' (2008)][
* ''Wildfire'' (2008)][
* ''Out of the Shadows'' (2009)][
* ''Lost Innocence'' (2009)][
* ''Cruel Venus'' (2009)][
* ''The Choice'' (2010)][
* ''Intimate Strangers (novel)'' (2010)][
* ''Strange Allure'' (2010)][
* ''Wicked Beauty'' (2010)][
* ''A French Affair'' (2010)][
* ''Forgotten' (2010)][
* ''Stolen'' (2011)][
* ''No Turning Back'' (2011)][
* ''Losing You'' (2012)
* ''No Child of Mine'' (2013)
* ''Don't Let Me Go'' (2013)
* ''The Truth About You'' (2014)
* ''Never Say Goodbye'' (2014)
* ''Behind Closed Doors'' (2015)
* ''Too Close to Home (2015)''
* ''No Place to Hide'' (2015)
* ''The Girl Who Came Back'' (2016)
* ''The Moment She Left'' (2016)
* ''You Said Forever'' (2017)
* ''Hiding in Plain Sight'' (2018)
* ''Believe in Me'' (2018)
* ''I Have Something to Tell You'' (2021)
]
Autobiography
* '' Just One More Day'' (2006)[
* '' One Day at a Time'' (2011)][
]
Charitable involvement
Lewis' mother died of cancer when she was a child, and she is a supporter of Breast Cancer Care, and the Bristol-based charity Breast-cancer Unit Support Trust (B.U.S.T.), which raises money to help provide treatment and support for the local community and medical technology for the Breast Care Unit at Southmead Hospital
Southmead Hospital is a large public National Health Service hospital, situated in the area of Southmead, though in Horfield ward, in the northern suburbs of Bristol, England. It is part of the North Bristol NHS Trust. The 800-bed Brunel Buildi ...
, Bristol. She is also a supporter of Winston's Wish
Winston's Wish is a childhood Grief, bereavement charity in the UK. The charity offers a wide range of practical support and guidance to bereaved children, their families and professionals. The charity currently supports 40,000 bereaved children ...
, the charity for bereaved children.
References
External links
Official website
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1956 births
Living people
20th-century English novelists
21st-century English novelists
People educated at The Red Maids' School