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Imogen Edwards-Jones (born June 1968, in
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), is a British writer,
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, who blogs for doyoutravel.com and Get the Gloss.


Biography

Edwards-Jones was educated at Malvern Girls' College, a boarding independent school in the
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of
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in
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, which merged with another school in 2006 to form Malvern St James School, followed by the
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, where she gained a degree in Russian,Imogen Edwards-Jones
www.ImogenEdwardsJones.com Retrieved: 15 March 2014.
and then
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. Edwards-Jones is best known for the ''Babylon'' series of exposés based on her 2004 novel, '' Hotel Babylon'' from an insider's view of the non-stop world of the hotel staff and guests alike. In 2006, Edwards-Jones had a regular column in ''
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'', detailing her attempts at
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which resulted in the birth of her daughter. She blogs for doyoutravel.com and Get the Gloss. Edwards-Jones is married to the
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's Creative Head of Comedy Talent,
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.
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is her daughter's godmother.Q&A With Model Exposé Writer Imogen Edwards-Jones -- New York Magazine
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Works


Babylon series

* '' Hotel Babylon'' (2004, with "anonymous", ''see also BBC series Hotel Babylon based on this book)'' * '' Air Babylon'' (2005, with "anonymous", in development by Carnival Films for television) * '' Fashion Babylon'' (2006, with "anonymous", ''see also BBC series
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loosely based on this book)'' * ''Beach Babylon'' (2007, with "anonymous") * ''Pop Babylon'' (2008, with "anonymous") * '' Wedding Babylon'' (2009, with "anonymous") * ''Hospital Babylon'' (2011, with "anonymous") * ''Restaurant Babylon'' (2012, with "anonymous")


Other books

*'' The Taming of Eagles: Exploring the New Russia'' (1993) (with Joth Shakerley) * ''My Canapé Hell'' (2000) * ''Big Night Out'' (2002) (with Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson and Nick Earls) * ''Shagpile'' (2002) * ''The Wendy House'' (2003) * ''Tuscany for Beginners'' (2004) * ''Ladies' Night'' (2005) (with Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson and Chris Manby) * '' The Stork Club'' (2006) * ''In Bed With...'' (co-edited with
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, 2009, with Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson, et al.) * '' The Witches of St Petersburg'' (2018)


References

1968 births Living people Alumni of City, University of London Alumni of the University of Bristol People educated at Malvern St James 21st-century British novelists 21st-century British non-fiction writers 21st-century British women writers British women novelists British women non-fiction writers {{UK-novelist-stub