Lucy Diamond
Lucy Diamond is an English author of female lead fiction, whose real name is Sue Mongredien.
Biography
[edit]She grew up in Nottingham, and studied English Literature at Leeds University. After graduating, she lived in London for a few years and worked in the publishing industry.
Mongredien also worked with BBC and lived for some time in Brighton. She now lives in Bath with her family.[1][2]
Her first book, Any Way You Want Me, was published by Pan Macmillan in 2007. She has sold 907,678 print books in the UK for £4.2m, according to Nielsen BookScan.[3]
In 2011, her novel Sweet Temptations was shortlisted for the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance.[4]
In 2021, after 14 years with Pan MacMillan, Mongredien moved to Quercus.[5]
Mongredien has also authored several children's books,[6] including books in The Sleepover Club series, the Rainbow Magic series, the Oliver Moon series, and the Captain Cat series.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "About me". Lucy Diamond.
- ^ "About". Lucy Diamond. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Diamond moves to Quercus after 14 years with Pan Mac". The Bookseller.
- ^ "Book Award Key dates including short List Announcements and Awards Ceremony pages". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Diamond moves to Quercus after 14 years with Pan Mac". The Bookseller.
- ^ "Sue Mongredien interview « hearditintheplayground.com". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2011.