Bernadette Strachan
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| Born | Bernadette Mary Catherine Gaughan December 27, 1962 London, England. |
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| Period | 2002–present |
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Bernadette Strachan (née Gaughan, born 27 December 1962) is an English author of popular women's fiction and among the more popular writers of "chick lit." Her first novel, The Reluctant Landlady, was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2004 since when she has published a further three novels with the same publisher. In 2009 her fifth book, How to Lose a Husband and Gain a Life, followed in 2010 by Why Do We Have to Live with Men?, both published by Little, Brown. In 2013 her seventh novel, The Valentine's Card was published by Little, Brown under the pseudonym of Juliet Ashton. She has written a further three novels as Juliet Ashton for Simon & Schuster and four novels as Claire Sandy for Pan Macmillan. She also writes screen and theatre works under her maiden name of Bernie Gaughan.[1] In 2017 Simon & Schuster announced that Strachan would be writing a crime thriller series with her composer husband Matthew Strachan under the pseudonym of M.B. Vincent.[2]
Biography
Bernadette Strachan was born in Fulham, London into an Irish Catholic family.[3] Her Irish background is often incorporated into her writing, particularly in the semi-autobiographical musical Next Door's Baby which was written for London's Orange Tree Theatre with Matthew Strachan.[4] Prior to becoming an author she worked in the media as a radio advertising producer and subsequently as an agent for voiceover artists.[5]
Bibliography
- The Reluctant Landlady (2004) [6]
- Handbags and Halos (2005) [7]
- Diamonds and Daisies (2007) [8]
- Little White Lies (2008) [9]
- How to Lose a Husband and Gain a Life (2009) [10]
- Why Do We Have to Live with Men? (2010) [11]
- The Valentine's Card (2013) [12]
- What Would Mary Berry Do? (2014) [13]
- A Very Big House In The Country (2015) [14]
- Snowed In For Christmas (2015) [15]
- These Days of Ours (2016) [16]
- A Not Quite Perfect Family (2017) [17]
- The Woman at Number 24 (2017) [18]
- The Sunday Lunch Club (2018) [19]
- Jess Castle and the Eyeballs of Death (2018) [20]
Theatre Works
- Next Door's Baby (2006)
- About Bill (2011) [21]
References
- ^ Bernie Strachan Website
- ^ Simon & Schuster announcement in Book Brunch
- ^ Biography from the author's site
- ^ Next Door's Baby, review in The Times, February 13, 2008
- ^ Hodder & Stoughton author biography
- ^ The Reluctant Landlady Hodder & Stoughton page
- ^ Handbags and Halos Hodder & Stoughton page
- ^ Diamonds and Daisies Hodder & Stoughton page
- ^ Little White Lies Hodder & Stoughton page
- ^ How to Lose a Husband and Gain a Life Little, Brown page
- ^ Why Do We Have to Live with Men? Little, Brown page
- ^ The Valentine's Card Little, Brown page
- ^ What Would Mary Berry Do? Pan Macmillan page
- ^ A Very Big House In The Country Pan Macmillan page
- ^ Snowed In For Christmas Pan Macmillan page
- ^ These Days of Ours Simon & Schuster page
- ^ A Not Quite Perfect Family Pan Macmillan page
- ^ The Woman at Number 24 Simon & Schuster page
- ^ The Sunday Lunch Club Simon & Schuster page
- ^ Jess Castle and the Eyeballs of Death Simon & Schuster page
- ^ Whatsonstage interview
External links
- Bernie Strachan Website
- Bernadette Strachan at Hodder & Stoughton
- Bernadette Strachan at Little, Brown
- Next Door's Baby at the Orange Tree Theatre website
- The Valentine's Card at Little, Brown
- Bernadette Strachan at LoveReading.co.uk
- Bernadette Strachan Bookseller interview
- Meet the Author Bernadette Strachan entry
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