Judy Astley
Encyclopedia
Judy Astley is an English illustrator and author of 15 novels all published by Black Swan
. Her first novel was published in 1994 since when she has published one novel a year. She has also written articles for The Times
. as well as short stories for My Weekly
and Woman
magazines.
though has spent most of her life in Twickenham
. Before becoming an author she spent some time as a freelance designer and dressmaker for Liberty
. She is married to record producer Jon Astley
and has two grown-up daughters.
Transworld (company)
Transworld Publishers Inc. is a British publishing division of Random House and belongs to Bertelsmann, one of the world's largest media groups. It was established in 1950, and for many years it was the British division of Bantam Books. It publishes fiction and non fiction titles by various...
. Her first novel was published in 1994 since when she has published one novel a year. She has also written articles for The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
. as well as short stories for My Weekly
My Weekly
My Weekly is a magazine for women in the 45-and-over age bracket, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee, Scotland. It tends to consist of short stories, reader contributions, knitting or sewing patterns, and celebrity gossip....
and Woman
Woman (UK magazine)
Woman is a mainstream weekly title for 30- and 40-something women. Edited by Karen Livermore, it encompasses a mix of celebrity gossip and TV news, real-life stories, and body-confident fashion and beauty tips...
magazines.
Biography
Judy Astley was born in Blackburn, LancashireLancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
though has spent most of her life in Twickenham
Twickenham
Twickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...
. Before becoming an author she spent some time as a freelance designer and dressmaker for Liberty
Liberty (department store)
Liberty is a long-established department store in Regent Street in Central London, England, in the West End shopping district.-Early years:...
. She is married to record producer Jon Astley
Jon Astley
Jon Astley is a British record producer who also recorded and released two albums as a singer-songwriter in the late 1980s. His most commercially successful song was "Jane's Getting Serious", later popularized by a Heinz ketchup television commercial starring a pre-Friends cast member Matt...
and has two grown-up daughters.
Novels
- Just for the Summer (1994)
- Pleasant Vices (1995)
- Seven for a Secret (1996)
- Muddy Waters (1997)
- Every Good Girl (1998)
- The Right Thing (1999)
- Excess Baggage (2000)
- No Place for a Man (2001)
- Unchained Melanie (2002)
- Away from It All (2003)
- Size Matters (2004)
- All Inclusive (2005)
- Blowing It (2006)
- Laying the Ghost (2007)
- Other People's Husbands (2008)