Rosamund Lupton

Rosamund Lupton (née Orde-Powlett), is a British author. She studied literature at Cambridge University. She is known for her novels Sister and Afterwards. She lives in London with her husband and two children.

Early life and family

Lupton was born 22 July 1964, the daughter of the Hon. Patrick Christopher Orde-Powlett, son of Nigel Amyas Orde-Powlett, 6th Baron Bolton of Bolton Castle. On May 1st 1999, she married Martin G.F. Lupton, son of Geoffrey Charles Martineau Lupton (b.1930), grandson of Leeds Lord Mayor Hugh Lupton (d.1947).[1][2][3]

Career

In her first novel, Sister, Lupton tells the story of Beatrice, living in New York, in search for Tess, her missing sister, who lives in London.

Sister has been a great commercial success, and was sold over 1.3 million copies worldwide. It has been translated in 30 languages, and it is a best-seller on the New York Times and Sunday Times lists. It received good reviews by the New York Times.[4] Part of the story is similar to the movie The Sixth Day.

Her second novel Afterwards was awarded "best mystery books of 2012" by the Seattle Times, and "best book of 2012" by Amazon USA.

FilmNation optioned the film rights to her third novel, The Quality of Silence, in March 2016.[5]

Rosamund Lupton was a winner of Carlton Television's new writers' competition, and before being a novelist, she was a script-writer for television and film, writing original screenplays.

Works

  • Sister, 2010 ISBN 0749942010[6]
  • Afterwards, 2013 ISBN 0307716546[7]
  • The Quality of Silence, 2015 ISBN 1101903678[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage". Debrett's Peerage Limited, 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2018. HARRY ALGAR NIGEL ORDE ... Kent, and has issue living, Rosamund Jane, b 1964: m 1999, Martin Geoffrey Francis Lupton, and has issue living....
  2. ↑ Lundy, D. "The Peerage". Darryl Lundy © 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Royal Society of Arts Journal (Great Britain)". 140 (6 August 2009). 2009: 17. Retrieved 11 May 2018. ... Lupton, Geoffrey Charles Martineau, Twickenham, Middlesex....
  4. ↑ Liesl Schillinger, The Mystery of a Sister’s Death, New York Times – Sunday book review, June 3, 2011
  5. ↑ "» FilmNation Adapting The Quality of Silence for the Big Screen". www.rosamundlupton.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  6. ↑ "Sister". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  7. ↑ "Afterwards". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  8. ↑ "The Quality of Silence". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-03-13.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.