Louise Beech is a prolific British author of eleven novels and a memoir, Eighteen Seconds (2023).
Her debut, How to be Brave, was a Guardian Readers' Pick, and she has accumulated numerous accolades, including a shortlisting for the Romantic Novel Awards and a longlisting for the Polari Prize for The Lion Tamer Who Lost.
She also writes thrillers under the pen name Louise Swanson, with End of Story chosen by Sophie Hannah as a Book of the Year.
Her debut play toured Yorkshire in 2024, and her next novel, Wonderful, is set for publication in June 2026.
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