Rachel Joyce (writer)

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Rachel Joyce is a British author. She has written plays for BBC Radio Four, and jointly won the 2007 Tinniswood Award for her To Be a Pilgrim.[1][2]

Her debut novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, was on the longlist for the 2012 Man Booker Prize.[3] In December 2012, she was awarded the "New Writer of the Year" award by the National Book Awards for the novel The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.[4] Her second novel, Perfect, was published on 4th July 2013 to critical acclaim. She lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and four children.

Reference List

  1. "About Rachel Joyce". Retrieved 12 October 2012. 
  2. "Radio Drama Awards: Past Winners". Society of Authors. Retrieved 12 October 2012. 
  3. "2012 longlist announced". Retrieved 12 October 2012. 
  4. Alison Flood (5 December 2012). "EL James comes out on top at National Book awards". The Guardian. Retrieved December 05, 2012. 

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