Alexandra Brown
| Alexandra Brown | |
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| Born | Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Chick lit |
| Notable works | "Carrington's" series |
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Alexandra Brown is a British author chick lit and columnist. Formerly the City Girl columnist for The London Paper, [1]she signed a three book deal[2] with HarperCollins publishers to write the Carrington’s series of novels.[3] In 2014 she signed a second three book deal with HarperCollins to write the Tindledale series.[4]
Biography
Alexandra was born in Brighton and ran away to London when she was 16, then worked in financial services for many years. After leaving the corporate world she won a competition to write the weekly City Girl column for The London Paper.[5]
She got her first book deal after meeting a HarperCollins editor at a Romantic Novelists' Association party, and they worked together on what was to become the Carrington’s series.[6] In 2014, HarperCollins signed her to write a further series of three books[7] set in the fictional village of Tindledale.
Personal life
Alexandra lives in a rural village near Brighton[8] on the South Coast of England with her husband and daughter.[9]
Bibliography
- Cupcakes at Carrington’s. London: Harper. 2013. ISBN 9780007488230.
- Me and Mr Carrington. London: Harper. 2013. ASIN B00ES2NPBC.
- Christmas at Carrington’s. London: Harper. 2013. ISBN 9780007488254.
- Ice Creams at Carrington’s. London: Harper. 2014. ISBN 9780007488278.
- The Great Christmas Knit Off. London: Harper. 2014. ISBN 9780007597369.
References
- ↑ "Authors Secrets". Women’s Weekly. Retrieved 2013.
- ↑ "Book Trade Announcements - HarperFiction Acquires World Rights To Three Novels By Alexandra Brown". BookTrade.info. BookTrade.info. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ Stephanie Pegler (19 June 2014). "Chicklit Club's book reviews for author ALEXANDRA BROWN". Chicklit Club. http://www.chicklitclub.com/. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Three from Brown for HarperFiction - The Bookseller". The Bookseller. The Bookseller. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Author Details : Alexandra Brown". HarperCollins UK. HarperCollins UK. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ Kevin Loh (17 January 2013). "I Heart.. Chick Lit: Book Review : Cupcakes at Carrington's by Alexandra Brown". I Heart Chick Lit. http://iheart-chicklit.blogspot.co.uk/. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ Kirsty Greenwood (20 June 2014). "Novel News – Alexandra Brown Signs Three Book Deal - Novelicious.com - The Women's Fiction Blog for Readers and Writers". novelicious.com. http://www.novelicious.com/. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ Lucy Walton (5 June 2014). "Exclusive interview with Alexandra Brown". Female First. femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Exclusive interview with Alexandra Brown". Female First. Retrieved 5 June 2014.