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Louise Beech

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Also publishes under Louise Swanson.

Louise Beech is the author of eleven novels and a memoir, Eighteen Seconds (2023). Her debut, How to be Brave, was a Guardian Readers’ Pick; The Lion Tamer Who Lost shortlisted for the Romantic Novel Awards 2019 and longlisted for the Polari Prize the same year; Call Me Star Girl was Best magazine’s Book of the Year; This Is How We Are Human was a Clare Mackintosh Book Club pick; and the audiobook of her memoir, Daffodils, shortlisted for the Audies23. Her thrillers, End of Story and Lights Out, are written as Louise Swanson; the former was chosen by Sophie Hannah as a Book of the Year in the Daily Mail, and the latter was reviewed by The Times. Her debut play, How to be Brave, toured Yorkshire venues in
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This Is How We Are Human

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The Mountain in my Shoe

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The Lion Tamer Who Lost

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Maria in the Moon

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How to Be Brave

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I Am Dust

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Call Me Star Girl

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Eighteen Seconds

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Nothing Else

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"Having recently read ‘Wonderful’ by Louise, a reimagining of Marilyn Monroe’s life, I was really impressed and immediately wanted to read more of her work. It’s somewhat unique for an author to also have released a memoir, so as soon as I heard about" Read more of this review »
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"The blurb at the back of this book hooked me instantly:

"I wish you could feel the way I do for eighteen seconds so you know how awful it is."

That is something I have wanted to know for a long time—to truly understand how someone else is feeling so I " Read more of this review »
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"This book has made me reflect and also allowed me to acknowledge other feelings. I really resonated with her, and her siblings. Thank you, I feel less alone."
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Janice has done it AGAIN! Consistently one of my favourite authors around. Another thrilling, clever, unique novel that hooked me for three days.
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“I remember reading once that when singers sing in unison, their heartbeats often synchronise.”
Louise Beech, Call Me Star Girl

“I’ve always thought it astonishing that there are only twelve musical notes, far fewer than there are letters in the alphabet, and yet we create millions of different melodies, telling millions of different stories.”
Louise Beech, Nothing Else

“Money never gave me more than my heart would let it.”
Louise Beech, I Am Dust

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