Beth O'Leary is an English author of

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novels. Her first novel ''The Flatshare'', published in 2019, sold over a million copies and was nominated for a Comedy Women in print prize. Since then she has published three more books including: ''The Switch'', ''The Road Trip'' and ''The No-Show''; with her upcoming fifth novel, ''The Wake-Up Call'', is set to be published in September 2023.

Life and career

O'Leary was born in 1992 and considers Winchester her home town. She graduated from

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and lived in London for a few years before moving back to Winchester. She wrote her debut novel whilst commuting between Winchester and her job in London. She gave birth to her first child in July 2021. ''The Flatshare'' has been adapted into a comedy drama series of the same name for

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and ''The Switch'' is being adapted into a film by Amblin Pictures.

Bibliography

*''The Flatshare'' (2019) *''The Switch'' (2020) *''The Road Trip'' (2021) *''The No-Show'' (2022) *''The Wake Up Call'' (2023)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OLeary, Beth Alumni of the University of Oxford Living people Writers from Winchester Women romantic fiction writers English romantic fiction writers English women novelists Year of birth missing (living people)