Rachel Edwards
Rachel Edwards | |
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| Born | Truro, England |
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| Notable works | Darling (2018) |
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Rachel Edwards (born on 25th December 1973) is a British author based in Oxfordshire.
Early life and education[edit]
Edwards was born in Truro and raised in the UK by her mother, a Jamaican nurse, and father, a Nigerian doctor. [1] She completed her bachelor’s degree at King’s College London[2]
[3] where she read French with English BA (Hons).[1][3][4]
Career[edit]
Edwards won a national Arts Council and Royal Literary Fund award for her early attempts at writing full-length fiction. [1][3][4]The award included mentoring by Catherine Johnson (novelist) which was key to her career development. She then worked as a freelance writer for over 12 years.[4] Fourth Estate gained publishing rights to Edwards' debut novel Darling, which was published in May 2018. She was inspired to write Darling after being subjected to racist abuse a few days after the 2016 EU referendum. The novel has been described as 'the first Brexit thriller'. [5] During summer 2020, Edwards wrote the lead column for the Sunday Times Magazine [6]. She is a regular guest at literary festivals and on BBC radio[7][8]. Her’ second novel, Lucky, is to be published in June 2021 by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins UK }}</ref>[9]</ref>[10].
She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband, Peter.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rachel Edwards". Hardman & Swainson. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ↑ "Rachel Edwards". King’s College London. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "King's alumna Rachel Edwards has her debut novel published". King's College London. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Rachel Edwards". Rachel Edwards. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ↑ {{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/fourth-estate-signs-debut-brexit-thriller-639116%7Ctitle=Darling book|website=The Bookseller|language=en-G
- ↑ "Author Rachel Edwards on Times & Sunday Times". Times & Sunday Times. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Author Rachel Edwards on BBC Woman's Hour". BBC Woman's Hour. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ↑ "Author Rachel Edwards on BBC Berkshire". BBC Berkshire. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ↑ "Author Rachel Edwards on Hardman & Swainson". Hardman & Swainson. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Fourth Estate to publish second novel by Rachel Edwards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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