Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell (born 19 July 1968) is a British author of popular fiction. Her books include Ralph's Party, Thirtynothing, After The Party (a sequel to Ralph's Party), Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs, Invisible Girl, and The Night She Disappeared. Her latest book None of This Is True was published in July 2023.

Life
Jewell was born in London and educated at St. Michael's Catholic Grammar School in Finchley, north London. After one day in the sixth form, she left school to do an art foundation course at Barnet College followed by a diploma in fashion illustration at Epsom School of Art & Design.

She worked in fashion retail for several years, particularly in Warehouse and Thomas Pink.

After being made redundant, Jewell accepted her friend Yasmin Boland's challenge, to write three chapters of a novel in exchange for dinner at her favourite restaurant. Those three chapters eventually developed into Jewell's debut novel Ralph's Party, which became the UK's bestselling debut novel in 1999.

In 2008 she was awarded the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance for her novel 31 Dream Street.

She currently lives in Swiss Cottage, London, with her husband Jascha, and daughters Amelie Mae (born 2003) and Evie Scarlett (born 2007).

Novels

 * Ralph's Party (1999)
 * Thirtynothing (2000)
 * One Hit Wonder (2001)
 * A Friend of the Family (2004)
 * Vince and Joy (2005)
 * 31 Dream Street (2007)
 * Roommates Wanted (2008) – alternative title for 31 Dream Street
 * The Truth About Melody Browne (2009)
 * After The Party  (2010)
 * The Making of Us  (2011)
 * Before I Met You  (2012)
 * The House We Grew Up In (2013)
 * The Third Wife (2014)
 * The Girls (aka The Girls in the Garden) (2015)
 * I Found You (2016)
 * Then She Was Gone (2017)
 * Watching You (2018)
 * The Family Upstairs (2019)
 * Invisible Girl (2020)
 * The Night She Disappeared (2021)
 * The Family Remains (2022)
 * None of This is True (2023)
 * Breaking the Dark (2024)