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Veronica Henry

(b.1963)

Veronica Henry is a highly successful scriptwriter who has written for The Archers, Family Affairs and Heartbeat. Her first novel, Honeycote, was published in July 2002. She lives in Worcestershire with her husband and two sons.

Genres: Romance, General Fiction, Literary Fiction

Series

Honeycote
   1. Honeycote (2002)
     aka A Country Christmas
   2. A Country Life (2003)
   3. A Country Wedding (2008)

Beach Hut
   1. The Beach Hut (2010)
   2. The Beach Hut Next Door (2014)
   3. Christmas at the Beach Hut (2018)
   4. A Wedding at the Beach Hut (2020)
   A Day at the Beach Hut (2021)

Novels

   Wild Oats (2004)
   An Eligible Bachelor (2005)
   Love on the Rocks (2006)
   Marriage And Other Games (2009)
   The Birthday Party (2010)
   The Long Weekend (2012)
   A Night on the Orient Express (2013)
   High Tide (2015)
   How to Find Love in a Bookshop (2016)
   The Forever House (2017)
   A Family Recipe (2018)
   A Home From Home (2019)
   The Impulse Purchase (2022)
   Thirty Days in Paris (2023)

Novellas and Short Stories

Christmas at the Crescent (2013)
The Apple Orchard (2017)

Non fiction

Tweetie Pie (2011)

Omnibus editions

   Veronica Henry - Five Great Novels (2013)
   Escape to the Seaside (2020)
   Feel at Home with Veronica Henry (2020)
   A Night on the Orient Express / An Eligible Bachelor / How to Find Love in a Bookshop (2020)

Series contributed to

Quick Reads 2013
A Sea Change (2013)

Quick Reads 2016
The Anniversary (2016)

Awards

Romantic Novel of the Year Award Best Novel winner (2014) : A Night on the Orient Express

Veronica Henry recommends

The Stargazers (2023)
Harriet Evans
"A book to get truly lost in. A book that will capture your heart. Magical and transporting - I didn't want it to end."

The Shell House Detectives (2023)
(Shell House Detectives Mystery, book 1)
Emylia Hall
"Emylia was born to write detective fiction."

Ever After (2023)
Kate Eberlen
"Warm and funny and truly uplifting."

The Collected Regrets of Clover (2023)
Mikki Brammer
"Charming, delightful and quietly powerful . . . this will warm your heart and change your life."

Summer at the Ice Cream Cafe (2023)
Jo Thomas
"Delicious and delightful - Jo sweeps you away to a better place with every book, which are always filled with warmth, love and a big spoonful of happiness."

Cuckoo in the Nest (2023)
Fran Hill
"Vivid, funny, nostalgic and utterly charming."

The Pink House (2023)
Catherine Alliott
"An absolute joy. How I longed to live in the Pink House! Wise, funny, glamorously chaotic and achingly romantic."

The Vintage Shop (2023)
Libby Page
"A literary burst of sunshine . . . Utterly delightful."

This Could be Everything (2023)
Eva Rice
"Exquisite. Enchanting. Quite possibly perfect. The next One Day/Me Before You."

The Garnett Girls (2023)
Georgina Moore
"I fell head over heels in love with The Garnett Girls. Sublime writing, deep deep emotion, and characters you won't want to let go. It's as delicious and classy and intoxicating as a cool glass of Sancerre. Heavenly!"

Anything Could Happen (2021)
Lucy Diamond
"Tender, bittersweet and funny, Lucy Diamond is brilliant about love in all its guises and the mistakes we make. A truly touching love story for our times."

Midnight in Everwood (2021)
M A Kuzniar
"Delicious as a sugar plum, this is the perfect Christmas tea, with every word a jewel. You will fall under its spell from the first page to the last. Enchanting."

Home (2021)
Penny Parkes
"Clever, warm and funny, Penny writes with a big heart, a light touch and supreme confidence. Home will be on all the best bookshelves! The ultimate comfort read."

Together by Christmas (2020)
Karen Swan
"An absolute feast of a Christmas read - I devoured it more quickly than a plate of smoked salmon canapés. A wild and windswept location, three feisty sisters and enough family drama to keep you quiet for hours. A real treat to get absolutely lost in. Go on - spoil yourself!"

The Illustrated Child (2020)
Polly Crosby
"Evocative and enchanting – a future classic and a star in the making."

The Beginner's Guide to Loneliness (2020)
Laura Bambrey
"Sweet, funny, engaging - and underneath the sparkle really rather wise. The perfect tonic for our times."

The Family Holiday (2020)
Elizabeth Noble
"Wisdom, warmth and wit in a sumptuous setting - you won't be able to tear yourself away. Elizabeth's understanding of how families tick is second to none. A summer delight - strawberries and cream in book form. Wonderful!"

Just My Luck (2020)
Adele Parks
"A modern-day tale of (dis)loyalty and toxic friendships as a dream come true turns into a nightmare. Utterly gripping and fiendishly twisty. You'll never do the lottery again."

The Glass House (2020)
Eve Chase
"Bewitching and beguiling. . . . As suspenseful as the mistress of psychological drama, Daphne Du Maurier. Chase is simply brilliant."

The Christmas Wish List (2019)
(Wynbridge, book 7)
Heidi Swain
"The most delicious slice of festive fiction."

After the End (2019)
Clare Mackintosh
"So delicately balanced and never indulgent. So perfect."

The Matchmaker's List (2019)
Sonya Lalli
"Bright and vivid, and fresh and funny—I was utterly charmed by this insight into Raina's struggle to be the perfect Indian daughter."

A Store At War (2019)
(Shop Girls, book 1)
Joanna Toye
"Jo writes with a sure hand and a light touch… It's a real page-turner with a spirited heroine who will worm her way into readers' hearts. A sparkling new voice in fiction."

The Red Address Book (2019)
Sofia Lundberg
"With an ingenious hook and a glorious heroine, this book is a delicate balance of heartwarming and heartbreaking and a timely reminder to hold on to those you love in case they get away. Enchanting."

The Two Lives of Louis & Louise (2019)
Julie Cohen
"A cobweb of a book: beautifully intricate and delicate."

Miss Marley (2018)
Vanessa Lafaye
"Exquisite."

The Single Mum's Wish List (2018)
Charlene Allcott
"Fresh and funny and REAL ... Martha really spoke to me. She will steal everyone's heart!"

The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go (2018)
Amy E Reichert
"A delightful treat—Amy's writing gets under the skin of family: how they drive you crazy, but you love them just the same. An absolute joy I am sure readers will take to their hearts."

Our House (2018)
Louise Candlish
"Heart-stopping, toe-curling, breath-taking! Half can’t bear to read/half can’t bear to put it down. It’s marvellous - so tautly plotted and don’t see the twists coming! Will be a smash hit!"

Ivy & Abe (2018)
Elizabeth Enfield
"A beautiful story that explores what it is to have a soul mate. It made me cry a lot - in a good way! - but it also made me think, as all the best books do."

If I Fall (2018)
Ella Harper
"Warm, perceptive and razor sharp. It’s everything you want from a novel."

Anatomy of a Scandal (2018)
Sarah Vaughan
"Anatomy of a Scandal has bestseller written all over it."

Dangerous Crossing (2017)
Rachel Rhys
"An utter treat . . . a glorious mix of proper old-school glamour and a labyrinthine plot full of class war, politics and sexual tension . . . A masterful storyteller."

The Saffron Trail (2015)
Rosanna Ley
"Elegant storytelling at its very best."

The Secrets We Left Behind (2014)
Susan Elliot Wright
"If you love Maggie O'Farrell you will love this."

Sisters-in-Law (2009)
Nina Bell
"Rich, warmly written and deeply satisfying. Nina Bell is a real find."

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