List Of Writers

JACQUES, JACQUELINE

Email: jacqueline.jacques@ntlworld.com
Website: www.jacquelinejacques.co.uk

Born in Ty–croes, Anglesey, in 1942, Jacqueline has lived most of her life in and around London’s East End, and is now settled with her husband in Buckhurst Hill, where they are able to combine the outdoor pleasures of Epping Forest with visiting the London art galleries, theatres, friends and family.

After graduating in Sociology (Newcastle) and obtaining a teaching certificate (Leicester), Jacqueline embarked on a career teaching children of primary age, both mainstream and, latterly, special needs. When her own children flew the nest she decided to keep a lifelong promise to herself and become a writer, beginning with short stories and articles and achieving some success in competitions. Before long she gave up teaching in order to devote herself to her craft.

Honno, the Welsh Women’s publishing company, who included a short story of hers in their anthology Luminous and Forlorn, published her first novel, Lottie, in 1997. In the same year her second novel, Someone to Watch Over Me was published by Piatkus, followed by its sequel, Wrong Way Up the Slide. The third in the Potter family series, A Lazy Eye, was published in 2000. Honno published Skin Deep, a sci–fi thriller set in modern times, in November 2004. She has just finished her sixth and is currently working on her seventh novel.

Reviews: 
With respect to Skin Deep (Honno, 2004)

"…From the psychopathic to the perplexed, all human life is here. Throw in a dark political plot and the result is a terrific thriller, combining violence, psychological suspense and romance. J. Jacques is a highly intelligent writer who is in complete control of her medium…"
Lorna Read, Women Writers’ Network News


Selected Publications:
Lottie (Honno, 1997)
Someone to Watch Over Me (Piatkus, 1997)
Wrong Way up the Slide (Piatkus, 1998)
A Lazy Eye (Piatkus, 1999)
Skin Deep (Honno, 2004)




Skin Deep (Honno, 2004)

In Jacqueline Jacques’ playful and terrifying thriller, Max is the first successful transplant, after the chilling discovery of six frozen brains of Second World War German concentration camp victim in an abandoned cellar. Journalist, Clare, wants to tell the story, get her promotion - perhaps even a new relationship - but she can’t see the nightmare she is being drawn into, until it’s much too late. A gripping and thought-provoking novel.

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