Lucy Wadham
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Lucy Wadham is British a writer of crime and thriller novels, but her most widely reviewed work is her autobiographical account of her life in France.
Wadham was born in London
and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford
. She has worked as a news assistant at the BBC
Paris bureau since 1989. She is currently a freelance journalist and regularly contributes to The Independent
, The Spectator
, and The New Statesman
. She lives in France with her four children.
Her first novel, Lost (2000), a thriller set on Corsica
was shortlisted for the Macallan Gold Dagger
Award. The second novel, Castro's Dream (2003), about the Basque terrorist movement, ETA
is set in the Basque Country
. Her latest book, The Secret Life of France, is an autobiographical account of her life in France. She writes a regular blog on the same theme under the same name.
Wadham was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
. She has worked as a news assistant at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Paris bureau since 1989. She is currently a freelance journalist and regularly contributes to The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, The Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
, and The New Statesman
The New Statesman
The New Statesman is an award-winning British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time...
. She lives in France with her four children.
Her first novel, Lost (2000), a thriller set on Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
was shortlisted for the Macallan Gold Dagger
Gold Dagger
The Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.For its first five years, the organization's top honor was known as the Crossed Red Herring Award....
Award. The second novel, Castro's Dream (2003), about the Basque terrorist movement, ETA
ETA
ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...
is set in the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
. Her latest book, The Secret Life of France, is an autobiographical account of her life in France. She writes a regular blog on the same theme under the same name.