Freya North





Freya North

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November 21, 1967

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Freya North was born on 21 November 1967 in London, England, UK. She gave up a PhD scholarship to write her first novel, Sally. For 4 years she turned deaf ears to parents and friends who pleaded with her to ‘get a proper job’. She went on the dole and did a succession of freelance and temping jobs to support “writing days” every now and then. In 1996 she approached one of the UK’s top literary agents, Jonathan Lloyd at Curtis Brown Ltd. Lloyd took her on and put her work up for auction. 5 publishers enter a bidding war for Freya’s books. A three-book deal for a six figure sum is the result. Published since 1996 to great acclaim. She lives in London with her family. In 2008 Freya won the Romantic Novel of the Year award by the Romantic Nove...more


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Well, I’ve been traversing this ol’ country of ours this summer spreading RUMOURS as I go – ticking off Letchworth, London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Norwich, Sheffield, Newcastle and Cuffley along the way…

I’m looking forward to Leeds tomorrow – always such a lovely and lively crowd. And then, next week, Glasgow as part of the brilliant AyeWrite. I’m thrilled they’ve chosen my slot as th...

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Average rating: 3.59 · 7,392 ratings · 536 reviews · 18 distinct works · Similar authors
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“how can he love me then not? He went,he ran. And I cannot bring him back. Yet I left the door metaphorically wide open, hoping he'd come back and bang on it proclaiming, "I want to be here with you. Always." Soon I'm going to have to shutit. For my safety and my sanity. Let go. I don't want to. Won't letting go be just that - letting go? Giving up? Admitting failure? Admitting that it is really, truly over?”
Freya North, Cat

“Tell me that you refuse to allow me to be so stupid. Tell me that you will not tolerate this relationship being over just when it was on the verge of really taking off.”
Freya North, Fen

“I was clinging to all that had been and, in an ideal world, all that we had hoped for. He, he wanted out.”
Freya North, Cat

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