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Lucinda Riley

Lucinda Riley
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Lucinda Riley

Lucinda Riley is the author of The Orchid House, which has sold more than 1 million copies in nineteen countries. Born in Ireland, she currently lives in rural England with her husband and four children.

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Never give up.
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My life in 8 words: "Mother, wife, writer, manic, airports, big Sunday lunches"
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Lucinda Riley Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Never give up. Q. What do you regret most? A. Not knowing 'then' what I know 'now'. Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Heathcliffe Q. What is your greatest achievement? A. My children. Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. Shakespeare's quill. Learn more about Lucinda Riley

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Bookseller, February 6, 2012
...Pan Macmillan has acquired the latest novel by Hothouse Flower author Lucinda Riley, with the author moving from Penguin after Pan Macmillan "beat off competition" from three other publishers. Fiction publisher Jeremy Trevathan and assistant editor...
Crossville Chronicle, January 12, 2012
...Good American by Alex George is about a grandson who chronicles the history of his immigrant forebears while Lucinda Riley writes about the heir to an estate who unlocks family secrets in The Orchid House. Information Tip of the Week Is your coffee table...
Jakarta Globe, November 21, 2011
...novel might be all we need, or better put, all we can handle. “Hothouse Flower” by British author Lucinda Riley straddles the line of the light entertainment category. Or so I thought. “Flower” tells the story of a young woman named Julia...
The Independent, November 12, 2011
..._ When she meets Grania, a sculptor mourning her own loss, the two strike up a friendship, and discover a familial connection. As Riley relates this shared genealogy, she tacks back and forth between wartime London and contemporary Ireland, manipulating...
Pocklington Post, November 7, 2011
...Lucinda Riley’s haunting and engrossing new novel has all the essential ingredients that turn an enigma into a magical mystery tour. A powerful and emotional story of families and friendship...
Bookseller, February 6, 2012
...Pan Macmillan has acquired the latest novel by Hothouse Flower author Lucinda Riley, with the author moving from Penguin after Pan Macmillan "beat off competition" from three other publishers. Fiction publisher Jeremy Trevathan and assistant editor...
Suite101.com, January 24, 2012
...and healing and can lead you to a life where happiness is possible. The Girl on the Cliff, Lucinda Riley, Penguin Books, 2011. Rachel Deeming - Hello everyone! My name is Rachel and I am a mother of two boys, one a year old and the other a busy...
Crossville Chronicle, January 12, 2012
...Good American by Alex George is about a grandson who chronicles the history of his immigrant forebears while Lucinda Riley writes about the heir to an estate who unlocks family secrets in The Orchid House. Information Tip of the Week Is your coffee table...
caribousmom, October 10, 2011
...s blog . Michael Joseph Publicity/ Penguin UK sent me a copy of The Girl on the Cliff by Lucinda Riley (due for release in the UK later this month). “ Could a secret from 1914 end a century of heartache? ” In the latest novel by internationally...
Book Dilettante, October 9, 2011
...A couple of historical novels including a novel about "family, friendship, loss and enduring love" by British writer, Lucinda Riley. The Girl on the Cliff is published by Penguin. The Time In Between: A Novel is an Atria publication by Maria...