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
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. After graduating, she lived in
London
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for a few years and worked in the publishing industry.
Mongredien also worked with
BBC
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and lived for some time in
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
. She now lives in
Bath
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* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
with her family.
Her first book, ''Any Way You Want M''e, 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 Award for Comedy Romance.
In 2021, after 14 years with
Pan MacMillan
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History
Pan Books began as an indepe ...
, Mongredien moved to
Quercus
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.
Mongredien has also authored several children's books,
including books in
The Sleepover Club series, the
Rainbow Magic series, the
Oliver Moon 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
Alumni of the University of Leeds
English children's writers
Writers from Nottingham
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