I write the kind of books I love to read. Uplifting, romantic stories with real women (and men) at their heart - messy, joyful, complicated people who make mistakes but are trying to do their best in a complex world. I’ve several novels under my belt and my aim is to make you smile - maybe cry a little - and witness the transformative power of love. Though most of my fiction is currently contemporary, I also write historical fiction with strong women at its centre. I’m a creative writing tutor and mentor too.
I’ve spent more than half my life in the south of England but, at heart, I’m a northern soul. Born in Liverpool, I grew up in Wales, studied in Manchester and after a spell in London working as an actor, I now live in Brighton with my carpenter:musician husband and ginger sons. I’ve published two spicy romances (under a pseudonym) and, as Laura Wilkinson, five contemporary novels with a historical novel coming soon. What do all my books have in common? Emotional, compelling stories, fascinating characters, love, hope and ideas that make you think a little. At least I hope so! Laura x
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I write the kind of books I love to read. Uplifting, romantic stories with real women (and men) at their heart - messy, joyful, complicated people who make mistakes but are trying to do their best in a complex world. I’ve several novels under my belt and my aim is to make you smile - maybe cry a little - and witness the transformative power of love. Though most of my fiction is currently contemporary, I also...
Which lines would you cross for the ones you love?
Yorkshire, 1983. Miner’s wife Mandy Walker lives a quiet life. She’s hopeless at everything apart from looking after her boys and baking. Life is fine. But she knows it could be better. Her husband’s a drinker, and her best friend Ruth is busy with a teaching career. Mandy dreams of a different life - an impossible, unachievable life. Only Ruth’...
What would you do if you lost everything in one night?
‘Engaging and lively, empathetic and addictive... I was hooked from the off’ Sarah Rayner, international bestselling author of One Moment, One Morning
‘Redemption Song is a very evocative novel, which explores the idea of forgiving not just others, but yourself. Through the intertwined lives of a group of damaged people, a real sense of hope...
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