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Rachel Joyce Biography & Facts

Rachel Joyce (born 1962) is a British writer. She has written plays for BBC Radio 4, and jointly won the 2007 Tinniswood Award for her radio play To Be a Pilgrim. Her debut novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, was on the longlist for the 2012 Man Booker Prize, and in December 2012 she was awarded the "New Writer of the Year" award by the National Book Awards for this book. She had an earlier career as an actress, and has said that between her first writing ambitions aged 14 and the writing of her first novel she was "a young woman, a mother, an actress, a writer of radio drama - not to mention a terrible waitress in a wine bar, a door-to-door sales girl for one morning, and an assistant in a souvenir shop". She is married to actor Paul Venables, and lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and four children. She is the sister of actress Emily Joyce. Books The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2012, Doubleday: ISBN 9780857520647) Perfect (2013, Doubleday: ISBN 9780857520661) The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy (2014, Doubleday: ISBN 9780857522450) A Snow Garden and Other Stories (2015, Doubleday: ISBN 978-0857523532) The Music Shop (2017, Doubleday: ISBN 978-0857521927) Miss Benson's Beetle (11 June 2020, Penguin: ISBN 9780857521989) Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North (20 October 2022, Doubleday: ISBN 978-0-85752-900-8) Awards Tinniswood Award, 2007 (joint award), for To Be A Pilgrim French Literary Award ("Prix Littéraire des Jeunes Européens, 2014 France) for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, 2021, for Miss Benson's Beetle Reference List External links Official Website "Rachel Joyce Radio Plays". Diversity website. Video interview published by Random House publishers Rachel Joyce at IMDb. Discover the Rachel Joyce popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Rachel Joyce books.

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  • The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn synopsis, comments

    The Joyce Girls of Brooklyn

    Jim Farrell

    “Rebecca, Ruth, Deborah, and me, Rachel: the Joyce girls. No, we are not Jewish, but rather Irish. Our Mom, yes, Sarahwhat else?was the oldest offspring of a stern fundamentalist P...

  • Mixed Blessings synopsis, comments

    Mixed Blessings

    Elvi Rhodes

    Fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy will love this warmhearted and moving novel from multimillion copy seller Elvi Rhodes. The perfect dose of escapism! READERS ARE LOVIN...

  • A Love Story for Bewildered Girls synopsis, comments

    A Love Story for Bewildered Girls

    Emma Morgan

    'An utterly gorgeous novel. It will forever hold my heart in its pages' Pandora Sykes, cohost of The HighLow podcastGrace loves a woman. Annie loves a man. Violet isn't quite sure....

  • Letters from Russia synopsis, comments

    Letters from Russia

    Marquis de Custine

    The Marquis de Custine's unique perspective on a vast, fascinating country in the grip of oppressive tyrannyIn 1839, encouraged by his friend Balzac, Custine set out to explore Rus...

  • The Temptation to Be Happy synopsis, comments

    The Temptation to Be Happy

    Lorenzo Marone & Shaun Whiteside

    ‘Sad, funny, wise and unblinkingly honest, this is truly wonderful.’ Daily Mail‘I like the smell of pines and the aroma of freshly washed laundry. I like the rattle of hail on wind...

  • Die Liebe, die uns bleibt synopsis, comments

    Die Liebe, die uns bleibt

    Jenny Eclair

    Als Edwina beschließt, das Haus zu verkaufen, in dem sie mehr als fünfzig Jahre gelebt hat, werden Erinnerungen wach: an jene glücklichen Tage ihrer ersten großen Liebe und ihre Ze...

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    Where The Light Gets In

    Lucy Dillon

    'Lucy Dillon's books never fail to make me happy' Jenny Colgan'Deeply moving' Sophie Kinsella'I felt bereft for having finished it' Milly JohnsonSometimes the cracks in your heart ...

  • Six Foot Six synopsis, comments

    Six Foot Six

    Kit de Waal

    It's an exciting day for Timothy Flowers. It's the third of November, and it's Friday, and it's his twentyfirst birthday. When Timothy walks to his usual street corner to see his f...

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    Flash Point

    Matt Croucher GC

    Dan Coldrain is a former elite Royal Marine Commando haunted by the death of his best mate Reese, killed in action by enemy forces. Coldrain used to believe in honour, service, and...

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    Nicholas Nickleby

    Charles Dickens

    '"I may grow rich!" repeated Nicholas, with a mournful smile, "ay, and I may grow old. But rich or poor, or old or young, we shall ever be the same to each other, and in that our c...

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    Kill Me Once

    Jon Osborne

    Nathan Stiedowe is seeking perfection and he has been learning from the best. Recreating some of the most sickening murders in history, his objective appears chillingly simple, bu...

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    Found in a Bookshop

    Stephanie Butland

    The lifeaffirming and unforgettable new novel from the author of Lost for Words'I read this book in one sitting, it made me smile and made me wipe a tear from my eye too' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐...

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    Kleine Wunder um Mitternacht

    Keigo Higashino

    Drei junge Einbrecher, die eine Nacht lang untertauchen müssen. Ein verlassener Laden, der aus der Zeit gefallen ist. Ein alter Mann, der mit Briefen das Schicksal der Menschen zum...

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    The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman

    Mamen Sánchez

    A fiendishly fun and charming novel with the quirky appeal of a Pedro Almodóvar filmthis feelgood read follows a tightly wound Englishman whose trip to Madrid takes an unexpected t...

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    Bring Me Home

    Alan Titchmarsh

    An enthralling family mystery from bestselling novelist and national treasure Alan Titchmarsh.It seems a perfect afternoon in the Highlands. Standing at the door of the lochside ...

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    Maureen

    Rachel Joyce

    “A touching tale about heartbreak and healing . . . If you loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fryand The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, make time to read this final...

  • The Shadow Child synopsis, comments

    The Shadow Child

    Rachel Hancox

    Can you ever escape from the shadows of your past?'I couldn't put it down!' Sam Blake'The narrative is multilayered and bound by emotional integrity.' Candis'A compelling story of ...

  • Washington Square synopsis, comments

    Washington Square

    Henry James

    "Why, you must take me or leave me ... You can't please your father and me both; you must choose between us"When timid and plain Catherine Sloper acquires a dashing and determined ...

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    How To Find Home

    Mahsuda Snaith

    BBC RADIO 4 'BOOK AT BEDTIME' PICK‘Those who love Little Fires Everywhere and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine will love this’ My WeeklyMolly has lived on the streets for nearly...

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    My Sardinian Summer

    Michaël Uras

    A laughoutloud, poignant and uplifting ode to the simple pleasure and small joys in life. Perfect for fans of Gail Honeyman, Rosanna Ley and Ruth Hogan."A lovely feelgood story" Li...

  • Mistletoe Malice synopsis, comments

    Mistletoe Malice

    Kathleen Farrell

    A dysfunctional family reunites for the Christmas holiday from hell in this rediscovered festive classic with fangs for fans of Barbara Pym, Dodie Smith, Nancy Mitford, Elizabeth T...

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    The Beautiful Fall - Die vollkommen irritierende Kettenreaktion der Liebe

    Hugh Breakey

    Zwei Menschen. Eine Liebesgeschichte. Zwölf Tage, bevor das Vergessen einsetzt – diese LoveStory wird Ihnen nicht mehr aus dem Kopf gehen!Alle 179 Tage verliert Robert Penfold sein...

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    The Bookshop Book

    Jen Campbell

    Every bookshop has a storyWe're not talking about rooms that are just full of books.We're talking about bookshops in barns, disused factories, converted churches and underground ca...

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    We Used to Live Here

    Marcus Kliewer

    The Turn of the Key meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hitsoon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Livelyabout two homeowners whose lives are turned ...

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    Untethered

    Ayesha Inoon

    Winner of the 2022 ASA/HQ Fiction Prize. A finely observed debut novel of a young Muslim woman's experience of immigration to Australia from Sri LankanAustralian writer Ayesha Inoo...

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    Blackberry Wine

    Joanne Harris

    This captivating and charming novel from international multimillion copy seller Joanne Harris takes us back to the French village we first discovered in Chocolat. Seamlessly interw...

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    Etta and Otto and Russell and James

    Emma Hooper

    This “poetic, poignant” (US Weekly) debut features last great adventures, unlikely heroes, and a “sweet, disarming story of lasting love” (The New York Times Book Review).Eightythr...

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    The Things We Thought We Knew

    Mahsuda Snaith

    Ten years ago, two girls’ lives changed forever.Now one of them is ready to tell their story.'A quirky lovable mystery and a brilliant, heartbreaking debut' Stylist'A new face of f...

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    Happy Families

    Julie Ma & Katie Wong

    Set in rural Wales, Happy Families shines a tender, funny and heartwarming light on the lives of three generations of a Chinese immigrant family.When was the last time you paid muc...

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    The Kindness Project

    Sam Binnie

    'I absolutely loved it what a wise, brilliant book so well observed on families and love and the secrets we keep.' RACHAEL LUCAS, author of The State of Grace 'I wish I could buy...

  • The Apple Tree synopsis, comments

    The Apple Tree

    Elvi Rhodes

    Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy and Rosamunde Pilcher, this is an emotional and moving novel about fresh starts and new beginnings by multimillion copy seller Elvi Rhodes.READERS ...

  • Elizabeth wird vermisst synopsis, comments

    Elizabeth wird vermisst

    Emma Healey & Rainer Schumacher

    EINE ANRÜHRENDE GESCHICHTE ÜBER VERLUST UND VERGESSEN EMMA HEALEY TRIFFT MITTEN INS HERZ! Wie würden Sie sich fühlen, wenn Ihnen keiner mehr glaubt? Und Sie nicht mehr sicher si...

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    There Was a Time

    Frank White

    On the day the Second World War broke out, Frank White was a 12yearold schoolboy in Manchester. On the day it ended, he was serving on a Royal Navy warship in the Indian Ocean. In ...

  • Barefoot Over Stones synopsis, comments

    Barefoot Over Stones

    Liz Lyons

    What would it take to destroy your closest friendship?Alison and Ciara meet at college in Dublin and soon become firm allies, sharing a flat and facing the world together. Ciara is...

  • Ich, Eleanor Oliphant synopsis, comments

    Ich, Eleanor Oliphant

    Gail Honeyman & Alexandra Kranefeld

    Wie Eleanor Oliphant die Liebe suchte und sich selbst dabei fandEleanor Oliphant ist anders als andere Menschen. Eine Pizza bestellen, mit Freunden einen schönen Tag verbringen, ei...

  • Malina synopsis, comments

    Malina

    Ingeborg Bachmann & Philip Boehm

    Now a New Directions book, the legendary novel that is “equal to the best of Virginia Woolf and Samuel Beckett” (New York Times Book Review) In Malina, originally publish...

  • Beatrix Potter Artist, Storyteller and Countrywoman synopsis, comments

    Beatrix Potter Artist, Storyteller and Countrywoman

    Judy Taylor

    Starting with the publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902, Beatrix Potter went on to become one of the world's most successful children's authors. This illustrated biograph...

  • The Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness synopsis, comments

    The Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness

    Laura Kemp

    'Witty, Warm, and Wonderful. I loved it!' Milly JohnsonSometimes all it takes to make the world a better place is a small act of kindness...'A truly wonderful and heartwarming read...

  • The Son synopsis, comments

    The Son

    Michel Rostain

    Selected for the Waterstones Eleven list for 2013.We first meet Michel eleven days after the death of his son Lion. Lion was lost, suddenly, to a virulent strain of meningitis and ...