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Jacqui Lofthouse is the author of four novels: 'The Temple of Hymen' (Penguin 1995), 'Bluethroat Morning' (Bloomsbury, 2000 and Blackbird 2018), 'Een Stille Verdwijning' (De Bezige Bij 2005) and 'The Modigliani Girl' (Blackbird Digital Books 2015). Her novels have sold over 100,000 copies in the UK, the USA and Europe and have been widely reviewed.

Jacqui began her career as an actor touring India as Sheila in J.B. Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'. She went on to study Drama and English at the University of Bristol and subsequently worked in radio production and media training. In 1992 she studied for her MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia under Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain.

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	Bluethroat Morning 3.45 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Modigliani Girl 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Be A Literary Genius 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Temple of Hymen 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Een stille verdwijning by Jacqui Lofthouse (Goodreads Author), Jorien Hakvoort (Translator) , Suzan de Wilde (Translator) 2.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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