Isla Dewar
Scotland
Born in Edinburgh, Isla Dewar now lives in Fife with her husband, a cartoonist, and two sons. Her first novel, Keeping Up with Magda, published in 1995, has been followed by a string of bestsellers.
Novels
Keeping Up with Magda (1995)
Women Talking Dirty (1996)
Giving Up on Ordinary (1997)
It Could Happen to You (1998)
Two Kinds of Wonderful (2000)
The Woman Who Painted Her Dreams (2002)
Dancing in a Distant Place (2003)
Walking with Rainbows (2003)
The Cherry Sundae Company (2004)
Secrets of a Family Album (2004)
Rosie's Wish (2004)
Getting Out of the House (2005)
The Consequences of Marriage (2006)
Briggsy (2008)
Izzy's War (2010)
A Winter Bride (2011)
Women Talking Dirty (1996)
Giving Up on Ordinary (1997)
It Could Happen to You (1998)
Two Kinds of Wonderful (2000)
The Woman Who Painted Her Dreams (2002)
Dancing in a Distant Place (2003)
Walking with Rainbows (2003)
The Cherry Sundae Company (2004)
Secrets of a Family Album (2004)
Rosie's Wish (2004)
Getting Out of the House (2005)
The Consequences of Marriage (2006)
Briggsy (2008)
Izzy's War (2010)
A Winter Bride (2011)
Collections
Scottish Girls About Town (2003) (with Leila Aboulela, Katie Agnew, Abigail Bosanko, Jenny Colgan, Carol Anne Davis, Muriel Gray, Julia Hamilton, Morag Joss, Tania Kindersley, Helen Lamb, Miller Lau, Shari Low, Lennox Morrison, Sian Preese, Carmen Reid, Manda Scott, Sara Sheridan and Aline Templeton)
Crimespotting (2009) (with Lin Anderson, Kate Atkinson, Margaret Atwood, Chris Brookmyre, John Burnside, A L Kennedy, Denise Mina, Ian Rankin and James Robertson)
Love & Passion (2013) (with Elizabeth Buchan, Sarah Challis, Amanda Craig and Anna Maxted)
Crimespotting (2009) (with Lin Anderson, Kate Atkinson, Margaret Atwood, Chris Brookmyre, John Burnside, A L Kennedy, Denise Mina, Ian Rankin and James Robertson)
Love & Passion (2013) (with Elizabeth Buchan, Sarah Challis, Amanda Craig and Anna Maxted)
Isla Dewar recommends
 Dating Games (2005) Erica Munro "Very enjoyable." |  Star Gazing (2008) Linda Gillard "Haunting, lyrical and intriguing." |
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