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Ruth Hogan Biography & Facts

Ruth Marie Hogan (born 1961) is a British novelist. Her books are published by Two Roads, an imprint of Hachette. Life Hogan was born in Bedford, and her mother worked in a bookshop. She studied English and drama at Goldsmiths College and worked in human resources in local government for 10 years before being injured in a car crash which left her unable to work full time. Cancer in 2012 led to her writing while sleepless through chemotherapy, and the result was her first published work, The Keeper of Lost Things. Writing The reviewer in Kirkus Reviews described Hogan's first novel, The Keeper of Lost Things, as "whimsical" and said that "Readers looking for some undemanding, old-fashioned storytelling with a sprinkling of magic will find it here." The Guardian's reviewer described her second novel, The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes as "warm and wise", saying that "Her passages on loss are vivid and visceral", and, writing of her third novel Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel , said "Hogan has a reputation for eccentric characters, hints of the supernatural and the power of unexpected friendships. Here, she combines all these with a moving exploration of the complex relationship between mothers and daughters." Publishers Weekly's reviewer called her fourth novel "engrossing" and said it had "[the] trappings of a modern fairy tale". Hogan's books have been published in many foreign translations such as Le gardien des choses perdus (French, title an exact translation of The Keeper of Lost Things) and Vielleicht Tanzen Wir Morgen (German, "Perhaps we will dance tomorrow", translation of The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes). Hogan has a publishing company named Tilbury Bean Books, named after her pet dog (also known as "Tilly"), which died before her first book was published. Awards and shortlisting The Keeper of Lost Things was shortlisted in the "popular fiction" category for the 2017 Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards (won that year by Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine). Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel won the Fantasy Romantic Novel Award in the 2020 Romantic Novelists' Association Awards. Selected publications Hogan, Ruth (2017). The Keeper of Lost Things. London: Two Roads. ISBN 9781473635463. Hogan, Ruth (2018). The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes. London: Two Roads. ISBN 9781473669017. Hogan, Ruth (2019). Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel. London: Two Roads. ISBN 9781473669062. Hogan, Ruth (2021). Madame Burova. London: Two Roads. ISBN 9781529373349. Published in United States as The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova ISBN 978-0063075436 References External links Official website Interview Interview about Madame Burova. Discover the Ruth Hogan popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ruth Hogan books.

Best Seller Ruth Hogan Books of 2024

  • My Sardinian Summer synopsis, comments

    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...

  • A Cup of Silver Linings synopsis, comments

    A Cup of Silver Linings

    Karen Hawkins

    Discover the “sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing” (Shelf Awareness) Dove Pond series with this novel that explores the magic in the tea leavesfrom New York Tim...

  • The Book of Wonders synopsis, comments

    The Book of Wonders

    Julien Sandrel & Ros Schwartz

    Open your heart to the most lifeaffirming and uplifting novel of the year...Thelma and Louis, it's always just been the two of them, Thelma and her beloved son, Louis.But when Loui...

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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' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐...

  • The Book Charmer synopsis, comments

    The Book Charmer

    Karen Hawkins

    Prepare to fall under the spell of “this sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing story” (Shelf Awareness) following two fiercely independent women and their truly m...

  • Shadow in the Glass synopsis, comments

    Shadow in the Glass

    M. E. Hilliard

    Murder rocks a wedding celebration at an idyllic lakeside homeand librarianturnedsleuth Greer Hogan could be next on the killer’s guest list in this second exciting installment, pe...

  • The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove synopsis, comments

    The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove

    Karen Hawkins

    Three lives converge as a wildly talented baker returns to Dove Pond to face her past in this entry in the charming series that proves that sometimes miracles really do happen...El...

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    Until Next Weekend

    Rachel Marks

    THE UNFORGETTABLE AND FEELGOOD NEW NOVEL THAT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH AND CRY'Wise and wonderful. I adored it!' MIRANDA DICKINSON'Heartbreaking, heartwarming, perfect!' ROSIE GOODWIN'Y...

  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year synopsis, comments

    The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    Joanna Bolouri

    'BLOODY HILARIOUS' ISABELLE BROOMEmily has it all: a good job, awesome friends, a great boyfriend, and a wonderful flat exactly 411 miles away from her nightmarish family.But when ...

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    The Museum of You

    Carys Bray

    Clover Quinn was a surprise. She used to imagine she was the good kind, now she’s not sure. She’d like to ask Dad about it, but growing up in the saddest chapter of someone else’s ...

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    Return to Mandalay

    Rosanna Ley

    An enchanting and exotic family mystery from the #1 Kindle Bestseller'The perfect holiday companion' Heat'The ultimate feelgood read' Candis'Sunsoaked escapism' BestEva Gatsby h...

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    The Little French Bookshop

    Cécile Pivot

    A letter writing workshop. Five strangers. Countless secrets bursting in between the pages.When French bookseller Esther loses her father, she decides to place an ad in a newspaper...

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    Looking For Eliza

    Leaf Arbuthnot

    'Clever, warm and funny' ADAM KAY'Beautifully rendered, thoughtful and original' Pandora Sykes'A marvellous read' Ruth HoganAda is a widowed writer, navigating loneliness in Oxf...

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    The After Wife

    Cass Hunter

    An uplifting, surprising family story with a devastating secret at its heart'It was original, beautiful, moving and insanely addictive I wept and I laughed and I will be recommend...

  • Together synopsis, comments

    Together

    Julie Cohen

    RICHARD AND JUDY SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICK 2018'This big, clever, tender and twisty love story reminded me of One Day & The Time Traveler's Wife' Erin Kelly, author of He Said, She...

  • All the Tea in China synopsis, comments

    All the Tea in China

    Kyril Bonfiglioli

    All the Tea in China a Mortdecai novel by Kyril Bonfiglioli, soon to be a major film starring Johnny Depp'One of the funniest writers ever' UncutAfter committing a crime anyone b...

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    While The Sun Shines

    John Harding

    At fifty the guarantee runs out...About to hit the big fiveoh, obsessed with sex, cocainefuelled and gripped by a crippling fear of death, Professor Michael Cole is finding life a ...

  • The Little Theatre by the Sea synopsis, comments

    The Little Theatre by the Sea

    Rosanna Ley

    The bestselling author returns with a gorgeous and evocative summer read about love and starting over. 'The perfect holiday companion' Heat'It will make you want to jump on the fi...

  • Stolen Beginnings synopsis, comments

    Stolen Beginnings

    Susan Lewis

    Marian Deacon has always been overshadowed by her cousin Madeleine, a glamorous, selfish model who will stop at nothing to reach the top. But their ordinary lives suddenly change w...

  • The Whale at the End of the World synopsis, comments

    The Whale at the End of the World

    John Ironmonger

    Previously published as NOT FORGETTING THE WHALETHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'A gentle and uplifting tale of warding off apocalypse in a remote corner of Cornwall . . . charming' Fi...

  • The Man I Think I Know synopsis, comments

    The Man I Think I Know

    Mike Gayle

    As seen on ITV in the Zoe Ball Book Club'Beautifully written, thoughtprovoking and completely charming.' Ruth Hogan'Mike Gayle is the king of touching, human stories, and this bigh...

  • Return to Mandalay synopsis, comments

    Return to Mandalay

    Rosanna Ley

    An enchanting and exotic family mystery from the #1 Kindle Bestseller'The perfect holiday companion' Heat'The ultimate feelgood read' Candis'Sunsoaked escapism' BestEva Gatsby h...

  • The Day I Left You synopsis, comments

    The Day I Left You

    Caroline Bishop

    For fans of One Day and In Five Years comes an epic love story about Greta and Henry, who by chance meet in 1982 East Berlin and find a love that’s meant to last a lifetimeuntil Gr...

  • The Marriage Mender synopsis, comments

    The Marriage Mender

    Linda Green

    From the bestselling author of While My Eyes Were Closed and One Moment comes a powerful, emotional novel about how far we can trust those closest to us. 'Linda Green is bloody bri...

  • 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...

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    Love in the Afternoon

    Karen Hawkins

    A woman with a legendary green thumb, a man living in an emotional desert, and a small boy unable to connect with others. Can the three of them, with a little help from the charmed...

  • The Astonishing Return of Norah Wells synopsis, comments

    The Astonishing Return of Norah Wells

    Virginia Macgregor

    She walked out, but can she walk back in? Why do readers LOVE Virginia Macgregor? 'I defy you not to fall in love' Clare Mackintosh 'Will delight you' Sun'Might restore your faith...

  • The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams synopsis, comments

    The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams

    Karen Hawkins

    A brand new novel in the “sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing” (Shelf Awareness) Dove Pond series that follows a gifted historian investigating the mystery of a...

  • Am-Pm Callanetics synopsis, comments

    Am-Pm Callanetics

    Callan Pinckney

    Featuring two 20minute daily workouts designed to strengthen and reshape the whole body, this programme aims to fit easily into the reader's daily schedule, providing an energi...

  • The Story of Us synopsis, comments

    The Story of Us

    Felicity Everett

    It is 1982 and Thatcher is in Downing Street, Human League is in the charts and Dallas is on the telly.But the girls of Albacore Street are too busy to notice. For Stella, Bridget,...

  • The Country House Revealed synopsis, comments

    The Country House Revealed

    Dan Cruickshank

    Spanning the architectural history of the country house from the disarming Elizabethan charm of South Wraxall, the classical rigour of Kinross in Scotland, the majesty and ingenuit...

  • The Never-Ending Summer synopsis, comments

    The Never-Ending Summer

    Emma Kennedy

    'Emma Kennedy's books are as funny, warm and lifeinspiring as she is' Jenny Colgan'An excellent read. I loved all the characters' Claudia Winkleman'A warm, funny and truly lifeaffi...

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel synopsis, comments

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    Baroness Orczy

    Baroness Orczy's classic tale of adventure during the French Revolution. Also available as an unabridged audiobook, read by Julian RhindTutt.Paris, 1792. The Terror has begun. Ever...

  • A Guide to the Beasts of East Africa synopsis, comments

    A Guide to the Beasts of East Africa

    Nicholas Drayson

    For lovers of Alexander McCall Smith, the engaging follow up to Nicholas Drayson's muchloved A Guide to the Birds of East Africa sees the return of Mr Malik and the East African Or...

  • The Missing Sister synopsis, comments

    The Missing Sister

    Dinah Jefferies

    A STOLEN SISTER. A DAUGHTER DETERMINED TO UNCOVER THE TRUTH.'I was gripped, moved and utterly in thrall to this deeply emotional and compelling tale' Kate Furnivall'A moving and co...

  • Trying synopsis, comments

    Trying

    Emily Phillips

    'Hilarious, heartbreaking, truthful and bold' Dolly Alderton Meet Olivia Galvin. She knows she's lucky. There's the handsome husband. The soundsprettygoodonpaper job. A house the...

  • The Key synopsis, comments

    The Key

    Kathryn Hughes

    From the #1 bestselling author of The Letter Kathryn Hughes comes The Key, an unforgettable story of a heartbreaking secret that will stay with you for ever. 'A wonderful, enthrall...

  • Last Dance in Havana synopsis, comments

    Last Dance in Havana

    Rosanna Ley

    From the #1 Kindle Bestseller comes an exotic tale of love, family and friendship.'The perfect holiday companion' Heat'The ultimate feelgood read' Candis'Sunsoaked escapism' Bes...

  • My Kind of Happy synopsis, comments

    My Kind of Happy

    Cathy Bramley

    It started with a wishlist... Now can she make it happen?'A story bursting at the seams with sunshine' Milly Johnson'Filled with warmth and laughter' Carole Matthews'A delightfully...

  • The Saffron Trail synopsis, comments

    The Saffron Trail

    Rosanna Ley

    An exotic tale of lost family secrets from the #1 Kindle Bestseller'The perfect holiday companion' Heat'The ultimate feelgood read' Candis'Sunsoaked escapism' BestAfter the death o...

  • First Love, Last Love synopsis, comments

    First Love, Last Love

    Katie Flynn

    A powerful story of two sisters, and the love that changed their livesIt wasn't a privileged childhood, but it was a happy one. Sybil and Lizzie Cream, brought up in a fisherman's ...

  • Healing Quest synopsis, comments

    Healing Quest

    Marie Herbert

    When her two daughters were approaching the finish of their education Marie Herbert felt the need to mark the end of the childrearing phase of her life by a rite of passage, a way ...