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Rosamund Lupton

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July 22, 1964 in Cambridge, The United Kingdom

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female

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http://www.rosamundlupton.com

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction

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March 2011

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Rosamund Lupton started writing when she could first hold a pencil. She studied English literature at Cambridge University. Following her BA degree, she was a freelance copywriter and reviewer, including writing reviews for the Literary Review. She won a TV play competition and became a full time screenwriter, working for the BBC and independent film companies. When her youngest child started school, she decided to write a novel – ‘Sister’ which went straight into the UK best seller list and had wide spread critical acclaim. On the 7th June it was published in the USA and went into the New York Times best seller list and received stunning reviews. Her second novel, 'Afterwards', was published in the UK in June and went straight into the Sun...more

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'How To Get Your First Novel Published' Event with Rosamund Lupton

As part of the series of events celebrating the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction, Rosamund took part in an exclusive event 'How To Get Your First Novel Published' at London's South Bank Centre.

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In conjunction with Grazia Magazine, Rosamund was in conversation with Orange Prize co-founder & novelist Kate Mosse. As one of the judges of the Grazia/Orange First Chapter Competiti...

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Average rating: 3.79 · 10,912 ratings · 2,115 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Sister 3.78 avg rating — 9,518 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions	My rating:
	Afterwards: A Novel 3.87 avg rating — 1,381 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	My rating:

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Rosamund is currently reading:

After You'd Gone

by Maggie O'Farrell

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Rosamund said: "I loved 'The Hand That First Held Mine' and this has many of the same qualities. Maggie O'Farrell is so assured and such a good story teller. . "

Sep 17, 2011 01:58am · see review

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Rosamund is now friends with Nancy Dardarian
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Rosamund joined the THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB group.
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Rosamund liked Luanne Ollivier's review of Afterwards: " I read Rosamund Lupton's debut novel 'Sister' last year. You may remember me raving about it - it was a fantastic read. I jumped at the chance to read her second novel - Afterwards. Another absolutely brilliant read - one I would highly, highly re... " Read more of this review »
Apr 26, 2012 09:27am · see review
Rosamund liked Jennifer's review of Breathing Lessons: " I read this novel for Book Club, and having never read Anne Tyler, was unsure what to expect. A few acquaintances told me they either hated it or disliked it so much that they didn't finish it, so I had a few qualms before starting. I'm glad to sa... " Read more of this review »
Mar 21, 2012 04:40am · see review
Rosamund made a comment on 'Sister' chosen as a best first novel by Strand Magazine Critics Award: "Thank you! "
Mar 13, 2012 02:05pm
Rosamund made a comment on SISTER is number 3 on the bestseller list in Denmark!: "thank you! "
Feb 16, 2012 10:20am
Rosamund made a comment on Great news for 'Sister' paperback in the USA: "Thank you everyone! "
Jan 29, 2012 03:57am
Rosamund gave to: Annabel by Kathleen Winter (Goodreads Author) read in December, 2011	My rating:
Kathleen Winter writes beautifully and I re-read paragraphs to enjoy her prose again. I thought it would be a story about alienation but instead found it to be a moving account of the completeness of a boy who is also a girl - Wayne has Annabel curle...more
Jan 05, 2012 04:00am · see review
Rosamund made a comment on Sister Paperback Released in the US: "thank you! "
Dec 23, 2011 08:24am
Rosamund liked Vivienne's review of Afterwards: " Rosamund Lupton amazes me! She can create crime investigators out of normal everyday people and make it look extremely natural. You would think that would be enough of a talent for an author, but then Rosamund twists every thing leaving you in com... " Read more of this review »
Oct 12, 2011 01:11pm · see review

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Quotes by Rosamund Lupton

“I get up and pace the room, as if I can leave my guilt behind me. But it tracks me as I walk, an ugly shadow made by myself.”
― Rosamund Lupton, Sister

tags: attitude , betrayal , carelessness , guilt , mental-health

27 people liked it

“When I talk about unrequited love, most of you probably think about romantic love, but there are many other kinds of love that are not adequately returned, if they are returned at all. An angry adolescent may not love her mother back as her mother loves her; an abusive father doesn't return the innocent open love of his young child. But grief is the ultimate unrequieted love. However hard and however long we love someone who has died, they can never love us back. At least that is how it feels...”
― Rosamund Lupton, Sister

tags: loss , love , unrequited-love

22 people liked it

“Your coffin reached the monstrous hole. And a part of me went down into the muddy earth with you and lay down next to you and died with you.”
― Rosamund Lupton, Sister

tags: death , funeral , sadness

14 people liked it

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Which of the following books would you like to have as the May 2012 Ladies' Choice Group Read?

The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan

5 votes, 23.8%

The Dressmaker: A Novel by Kate Alcott

4 votes, 19.0%

Afterwards: A Novel by Rosamund Lupton

3 votes, 14.3%

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

2 votes, 9.5%

Lakeside Cottage by Susan Wiggs

2 votes, 9.5%

You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon

2 votes, 9.5%

Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins

1 vote, 4.8%

The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark

1 vote, 4.8%

Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers

1 vote, 4.8%

Deep Down True: A Novel by Juliette Fay

0 votes, 0.0%

21 total votes

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