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'''Isabel Wolff''' is a British novelist in the [[Chick lit|Chick Lit]] genre.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=17611424&site=ehost-live|title = Hip Lit For Hip Chicks|last = Vnuk|first = Rebecca|date = 2005|journal = Library Journal|doi = |pmid = |access-date = 23 December 2015|issue = 12|subscription = yes|volume = 130|pages = 42-45}}</ref> She was born in [[Warwickshire|Warwickshire, United Kingdom]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = Contemporary Authors Online|last = |first = |publisher = Gale|year = 2012|isbn = |location = Detroit|pages = }}</ref> She graduated from [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] with a Bachelor of Science in English.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = The Secret Of My Success: Isabel Wolff|url = http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-secret-of-my-success-isabel-wolff-1110013.html|website = The Independent|accessdate = 2015-12-17|language = en-GB}}</ref> She currently lives in [[Islington|Islington, London]]. Aside from being a novelist, Wolff has worked as a radio producer and reporter for the [[BBC World Service]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
{{Infobox author
| nationality = British
| occupation = Novelist
| birth_place = [[Warwickshire]], England, United Kingdom
| alma_mater = [[University of Cambridge]] (BS, English)
| genre = [[Chick lit]]
}}
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'''Isabel Wolff''' is a British novelist in the [[Chick lit]] genre.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=17611424&site=ehost-live|title = Hip Lit For Hip Chicks|last = Vnuk|first = Rebecca|date = 2005|journal = Library Journal|access-date = 23 December 2015|issue = 12|url-access=subscription |volume = 130|pages = 42–45}}</ref> She was born in [[Warwickshire|Warwickshire, England]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = Contemporary Authors Online|publisher = Gale|year = 2012|location = Detroit}}</ref> She graduated from [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] with a Bachelor of Science in English.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = The Secret Of My Success: Isabel Wolff|url = https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-secret-of-my-success-isabel-wolff-1110013.html|website = The Independent| date=31 July 1999 |access-date = 2015-12-17|language = en-GB}}</ref> She currently lives in [[Islington|Islington, London]] and has a home on the [[Roseland Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/paradise-regained-horrors-war/story-21166267-detail/story.html|title=Paradise regained after horrors of war|date=2014-05-31|newspaper=Western Morning News|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref> Aside from being a novelist, Wolff has worked as a radio producer and reporter for the [[BBC World Service]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


== Work ==
== Work ==
Wolff's first novel, ''The Trials of Tiffany Trott'', was born in 1997 when the London Daily Telegraph asked her to write a comic column. Trott's persona is as British working-girl. HarperCollins commissioned Wolff to turn the column into a book.<ref name=":0" />
Wolff's first novel, ''The Trials of Tiffany Trott'', was born in 1997 when ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' asked her to write a comic column. Trott's persona is a British working-girl. HarperCollins commissioned Wolff to turn the column into a book.<ref name=":0" />


Her 2009 book, ''A Vintage Affair'', was an Amazon.co.uk 'Best of the Year' title that year.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Amazon.com: Isabel Wolff: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle|url = http://www.amazon.com/Isabel-Wolff/e/B001IXMT1Q|website = www.amazon.com|accessdate = 2015-12-17}}</ref> The same book was also on the short list for the 2011 [[American Library Association|American Library Association's]] The Reading List for Women Fiction.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The 2011 List {{!}} Reference & User Services Association (RUSA)|url = http://www.ala.org/rusa/2011-list-0|website = www.ala.org|accessdate = 2015-12-17}}</ref> ''A Vintage Affair'' is also her first novel that reached a wider readership, including being published for the [[United States]] book market.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=50729638&site=ehost-live|title = A Vintage Affair|last = |first = |date = April 2010|journal = Kirkus Reviews|doi = |pmid = |access-date = 23 December 2015|subscription = yes|volume = 78|issue = 7|page = 283}}</ref>
Her 2009 book, ''A Vintage Affair'', was an Amazon.co.uk 'Best of the Year' title that year.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Amazon.com: Isabel Wolff: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle|url = https://www.amazon.com/Isabel-Wolff/e/B001IXMT1Q|website = www.amazon.com|access-date = 2015-12-17}}</ref> The same book was also on the short list for the 2011 [[American Library Association|American Library Association's]] The Reading List for Women Fiction.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The 2011 List {{!}} Reference & User Services Association (RUSA)|url = http://www.ala.org/rusa/2011-list-0|website = www.ala.org|access-date = 2015-12-17}}</ref> ''A Vintage Affair'' is also her first novel that reached a wider readership, including being published for the [[United States]] book market.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=50729638&site=ehost-live|title = A Vintage Affair|date = April 2010|journal = Kirkus Reviews|access-date = 23 December 2015|url-access=subscription |volume = 78|issue = 7|page = 283}}</ref>


''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' wrote that in ''The Very Picture of You'' (2011), Wolff handled multiple plotlines, balancing the stories of "betrayal, deception and remorse" told in the novel in a skillful manner.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=65641721&site=ehost-live|title = The Very Picture of You|last = |first = |date = September 2011|journal = Kirkus Reviews|doi = |pmid = |access-date = 23 December 2015|subscription = yes|volume = 79|issue = 17|page = 1528}}</ref>
''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' wrote that in ''The Very Picture of You'' (2011), Wolff handled multiple plotlines, balancing the stories of "betrayal, deception and remorse" told in the novel in a skillful manner.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=65641721&site=ehost-live|title = The Very Picture of You|date = September 2011|journal = Kirkus Reviews|access-date = 23 December 2015|url-access=subscription |volume = 79|issue = 17|page = 1528}}</ref>


Wolf's novel, ''Ghostwritten'' (2014), deals with the largely unknown issue of civilians from [[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]], many of them women and children, who were sent to live in [[Internment|concentration camps]] run by the [[Japan|Japanese]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29665232|title = The Forgotten Women of the 'War in the East'|last = |first = |date = 19 October 2014|work = BBC|access-date = 23 December 2015|via = }}</ref> The story is very much about "childhood traumas," such as losing a sibling.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Isabel-Wolff-new-novel-Ghostwritten-set-Cornwall/story-21236278-detail/story.html|title = Isabel Wolff on New Novel Ghostwritten, Set in Cornwall|last = |first = |date = 14 June 2014|work = Western Daily Press|access-date = 23 December 2015|via = }}</ref>
Wolff's novel, ''Ghostwritten'' (2014), deals with the largely unknown issue of civilians from [[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]], many of them women and children, who were sent to live in [[Internment|concentration camps]] run by the [[Japan]]ese during [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29665232|title = The Forgotten Women of the 'War in the East'|date = 19 October 2014|work = BBC|access-date = 23 December 2015}}</ref> The story is very much about "childhood traumas," such as losing a sibling.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Isabel-Wolff-new-novel-Ghostwritten-set-Cornwall/story-21236278-detail/story.html|title = Isabel Wolff on New Novel Ghostwritten, Set in Cornwall|date = 14 June 2014|work = Western Daily Press|access-date = 23 December 2015}}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
* The Trials of Tiffany Trott, Onyx (New York, NY), 1998 ISBN 978-0451408884
* ''The Trials of Tiffany Trott'', Onyx (New York, NY), 1998 {{ISBN|978-0451408884}}
* The Making of Minty Malone, Onyx (New York, NY), 1999 ISBN 978-0451409256
* ''The Making of Minty Malone'', Onyx (New York, NY), 1999 {{ISBN|978-0451409256}}
* Out of the Blue, HarperCollins (London, England), 2001, Red Dress Ink (New York, NY), 2003 ISBN 978-0778313663
* ''Out of the Blue'', [[HarperCollins]] (London, England), 2001, [[Red Dress Ink]] (New York, NY), 2003 {{ISBN|978-0778313663}}
* Rescuing Rose, HarperCollins (London, England), 2002 ISBN 978-0753178645
* ''Rescuing Rose'', HarperCollins (London, England), 2002 {{ISBN|978-0753178645}}
* Behaving Badly, HarperCollins (London, England), 2003 ISBN 978-0778312840
* ''Behaving Badly'', HarperCollins (London, England), 2003 {{ISBN|978-0778312840}}
* A Question of Love, HarperCollins (London, England), 2005 ISBN 978-0007178346
* ''A Question of Love'', HarperCollins (London, England), 2005 {{ISBN|978-0007178346}}
* Forget Me Not, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2007 ISBN 978-0007178308
* ''Forget Me Not'', HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2007 {{ISBN|978-0007178308}}
* A Vintage Affair, Bantam Books (New York, NY), 2009 ISBN 978-0553807837
* ''A Vintage Affair'', [[Bantam Books]] (New York, NY), 2009 {{ISBN|978-0553807837}}
* The Very Picture of You, Bantam Books (New York, NY), 2011 ISBN 978-0553807844
* ''The Very Picture of You'', Bantam Books (New York, NY), 2011 {{ISBN|978-0553807844}}
* Ghostwritten (in UK) or Shadows Over Paradise (in US), HarperCollins (London, England), 2014 ISBN 978-0007455065
* ''Ghostwritten'' (in UK) or ''Shadows Over Paradise'' (in US), HarperCollins (London, England), 2014 {{ISBN|978-0007455065}}


==References==
==References==
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Isabel Wolff
BornWarwickshire, England, United Kingdom
OccupationNovelist
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BS, English)
GenreChick lit

Isabel Wolff is a British novelist in the Chick lit genre.[1] She was born in Warwickshire, England.[2] She graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Science in English.[2][3] She currently lives in Islington, London and has a home on the Roseland Peninsula.[4] Aside from being a novelist, Wolff has worked as a radio producer and reporter for the BBC World Service.[2][3]

Work

[edit]

Wolff's first novel, The Trials of Tiffany Trott, was born in 1997 when The Daily Telegraph asked her to write a comic column. Trott's persona is a British working-girl. HarperCollins commissioned Wolff to turn the column into a book.[2]

Her 2009 book, A Vintage Affair, was an Amazon.co.uk 'Best of the Year' title that year.[5] The same book was also on the short list for the 2011 American Library Association's The Reading List for Women Fiction.[6] A Vintage Affair is also her first novel that reached a wider readership, including being published for the United States book market.[7]

Kirkus Reviews wrote that in The Very Picture of You (2011), Wolff handled multiple plotlines, balancing the stories of "betrayal, deception and remorse" told in the novel in a skillful manner.[8]

Wolff's novel, Ghostwritten (2014), deals with the largely unknown issue of civilians from South East Asia, many of them women and children, who were sent to live in concentration camps run by the Japanese during World War II.[9] The story is very much about "childhood traumas," such as losing a sibling.[10]

Publications

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  • The Trials of Tiffany Trott, Onyx (New York, NY), 1998 ISBN 978-0451408884
  • The Making of Minty Malone, Onyx (New York, NY), 1999 ISBN 978-0451409256
  • Out of the Blue, HarperCollins (London, England), 2001, Red Dress Ink (New York, NY), 2003 ISBN 978-0778313663
  • Rescuing Rose, HarperCollins (London, England), 2002 ISBN 978-0753178645
  • Behaving Badly, HarperCollins (London, England), 2003 ISBN 978-0778312840
  • A Question of Love, HarperCollins (London, England), 2005 ISBN 978-0007178346
  • Forget Me Not, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2007 ISBN 978-0007178308
  • A Vintage Affair, Bantam Books (New York, NY), 2009 ISBN 978-0553807837
  • The Very Picture of You, Bantam Books (New York, NY), 2011 ISBN 978-0553807844
  • Ghostwritten (in UK) or Shadows Over Paradise (in US), HarperCollins (London, England), 2014 ISBN 978-0007455065

References

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  1. ^ Vnuk, Rebecca (2005). "Hip Lit For Hip Chicks". Library Journal. 130 (12): 42–45. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale. 2012.
  3. ^ a b "The Secret Of My Success: Isabel Wolff". The Independent. 31 July 1999. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  4. ^ "Paradise regained after horrors of war". Western Morning News. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  5. ^ "Amazon.com: Isabel Wolff: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  6. ^ "The 2011 List | Reference & User Services Association (RUSA)". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  7. ^ "A Vintage Affair". Kirkus Reviews. 78 (7): 283. April 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. ^ "The Very Picture of You". Kirkus Reviews. 79 (17): 1528. September 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  9. ^ "The Forgotten Women of the 'War in the East'". BBC. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Isabel Wolff on New Novel Ghostwritten, Set in Cornwall". Western Daily Press. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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