Sadie Jones
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Sadie Jones is an English
writer
and novelist.
Jones was raised in London
, the daughter of Evan Jones
, a Jamaica
n-born poet and scriptwriter, who worked with director Joseph Losey
on several projects and Joanna Jones, an actor. Sadie Jones was educated at the Godolphin and Latymer School
, a school she disliked.
Jones lived in Paris as a young woman, worked as a waitress and wrote four unproduced scripts and a play, among other things, before her debut novel
, The Outcast, was published. It won the First Novel award in the 2008 Costa Book Awards
and has been translated into several languages.
Sadie Jones' second novel, Small Wars, is set in 1956 Cyprus and is inspired by the war in Afghanistan. It was published at the end of August 2009. She has reportedly completed a screenplay for a movie version of The Outcast.
United Kingdom
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Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and novelist.
Jones was raised in London
London
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, the daughter of Evan Jones
Evan Jones (writer)
Evan Jones is a poet, playwright and screenwriter based in Britain. He was educated in Jamaica, the United States and England...
, a Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n-born poet and scriptwriter, who worked with director Joseph Losey
Joseph Losey
Joseph Walton Losey was an American theater and film director. After studying in Germany with Bertolt Brecht, Losey returned to the United States, eventually making his way to Hollywood...
on several projects and Joanna Jones, an actor. Sadie Jones was educated at the Godolphin and Latymer School
Godolphin and Latymer School
The Godolphin and Latymer School is an independent school for 700 girls aged eleven to eighteen in London. Ms Margaret Rudland was the head mistress of the school for over 20 years before being succeeded by Ms Ruth Mercer.-History:...
, a school she disliked.
Jones lived in Paris as a young woman, worked as a waitress and wrote four unproduced scripts and a play, among other things, before her debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, The Outcast, was published. It won the First Novel award in the 2008 Costa Book Awards
2008 Costa Book Awards
The shortlists were announced on 18 November 2008. The winners in each category were announced on 5 January 2009, and the overall winner for Book of the Year was announced on 27 January 2009.-First Novel:Winner:*Sadie Jones, The OutcastShortlist:...
and has been translated into several languages.
Sadie Jones' second novel, Small Wars, is set in 1956 Cyprus and is inspired by the war in Afghanistan. It was published at the end of August 2009. She has reportedly completed a screenplay for a movie version of The Outcast.
External links
- Video Interview of Sadie Jones talking about her new book Small Wars on The Interview Online