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After a brief career in medicine, and an even briefer one in stand-up, Lissa Evans became a comedy producer, first in radio and then in television. She co-created Room 101 with Nick Hancock, produced Father Ted and co-produced and directed The Kumars at Number 42. Novels include Spencer’s List and Odd One Out. Lissa Evans lives in north London.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, General Fiction, Historical
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Stuart
   1. Small Change for Stuart (2011)

     aka Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms

   2. Big Change for Stuart (2012)
     aka Horten's Incredible Illusions
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Novels
   Spencer's List (2002)
   Odd One Out (2004)
   Their Finest (2009)
     aka Their Finest Hour and a Half
   Crooked Heart (2014)
   Wed Wabbit (2017)
   Old Baggage (2018)
   V for Victory (2020)
   Wished (2022)
   The Small Bomb At Dimperley (2024)
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Lissa Evans recommends
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The Three Graces (2023)
Amanda Craig
"Gorgeous and generous... rich with characters and suffused with sunlight. It has so much to say on age - the three graces of the title are all over eighty; wonderful to have elderly characters, so usually marginal, right at the centre of the plot."
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Pet (2023)
Catherine Chidgey
"A remarkable and original writer, whose novels have the golden combination of being both riveting and superbly written."
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To Battersea Park (2023)
Philip Hensher
"An utterly engrossing skein of narratives, beautifully written and often disturbing."

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Awards
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing Best Novel nominee (2002) : Spencer's List
Costa Children's Book Award Best Novel nominee (2011) : Small Change for Stuart
Carnegie Medal Best Book nominee (2012) : Small Change for Stuart
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2015) : Crooked Heart
Costa Children's Book Award Best Book nominee (2017) : Wed Wabbit
Blue Peter Book Award Best Book nominee (2018) : Wed Wabbit
Carnegie Medal Best Book nominee (2018) : Wed Wabbit
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing Best Book nominee (2019) : Old Baggage


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