ANGELA JACKSON
Angela Jackson is an award-winning writer, represented by United Agents, a tutor
and workshop facilitator. A former psychology lecturer, Angela recently completed
her second novel, The Darlings, which tackles the issue of infidelity, and examines
intimate relationship dynamics through a set of lively characters. The novel is currently
in edits. She is also collaborating with other writers on an original television
script. Originally from the north of England, she now lives in her adopted home of
Edinburgh with her family.
THE EMERGENCE OF JUDY TAYLOR
Angela’s debut novel, The Emergence of Judy Taylor, was awarded Edinburgh International
Book Festival’s First Book Award in 2013, against stiff competition from 42 international
authors, and was selected as Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year. It reached number
two in the UK Kindle fiction chart, number one in comedy fiction, and number one
in France and Germany’s Kindle charts. Angela was also named one of Amazon’s Rising
Stars.
REVIEWS FOR THE EMERGENCE OF JUDY TAYLOR
The Emergence of Judy Taylor was described as one of the debuts of the year, and
by one critic as: “One of the most well-observed and bluntly honest accounts of a
relationship I have read in a long time.”
“A Mary Wesley for the 21st century. So many lines and passages in this book are
quote-worthy. She has the knack of capturing a mood or a feeling with one short phrase,
or a cleverly selected contemporary reference. These are hilarious in certain contexts
and quite heartbreaking in others. Every reader will recognise themselves in one
or more of the characters and, I wager, will look at life slightly differently as
a result. And only the very best fiction can do that.”
“Thought-provoking, darkly funny, hauntingly truthful and wonderfully uplifting.
If you ever thought of walking out on all you have ever known, The Emergence of Judy
Taylor is just the book for you.”
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