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Lucy Diamond

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Lucy Diamond is an English author of female lead fiction, whose real name is Sue Mongredien.

Biography

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "About me". Lucy Diamond.
  2. ^ "About". Lucy Diamond. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Diamond moves to Quercus after 14 years with Pan Mac". The Bookseller.
  4. ^ "Book Award Key dates including short List Announcements and Awards Ceremony pages". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Diamond moves to Quercus after 14 years with Pan Mac". The Bookseller.
  6. ^ "Sue Mongredien interview « hearditintheplayground.com". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2011.