Jacquelynn Luben

Jacquelynn Luben has been writing for more than thirty years, and has brought out six books, the most recent being a crime novel, 'Lost Innocents,' which was published in October 2019. Although originally a Londoner, she now lives in Surrey in the house which she and her husband built in the 1960s, as described in her autobiographical book, `The Fruit of the Tree.' Apart from writing, she also occasionally gives talks to various organisations on writing topics, and participates in writing...See more

Jacquelynn Luben has been writing for more than thirty years, and has brought out six books, the most recent being a crime novel, 'Lost Innocents,' which was published in October 2019. Although originally a Londoner, she now lives in Surrey in the house which she and her husband built in the 1960s, as described in her autobiographical book, `The Fruit of the Tree.' Apart from writing, she also occasionally gives talks to various organisations on writing topics, and participates in writing workshops. Jacquelynn started writing after the death of a baby daughter through cot death, and her first published book was a self-help book, (Cot Deaths - Coping with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome,) commissioned by Thorsons and based on this experience. 'The Fruit of the Tree' is an autobiography which tells of that sad time in a more subjective way. She then turned to fiction and her next two novels were based in the 20th century, her genealogical novel, 'Tainted Tree,' tracing the family tree of her main character, going back to the First World War. 'Tainted Tree' won second prize at the Winchester Writers Conference. Jackie likes dealing with human relationships, and 'A Bottle of Plonk', first short novel, gives her the opportunity to do that. In addition to her published books, Jacquelynn Luben has written many articles and short stories. About thirty of her short stories are available as Kindle books - eight of which are published by Untreed Reads (... Untreed Reads has also published an e-version of her autobiographical book, 'The Fruit of the Tree' in all formats. She has also written a children's book, 'What Grandpa did next', published in October 2017. She gained a degree from Surrey University as a mature student, with a dissertation on the Harry Potter series and other children's books, and belongs to a reading circle made up of fellow graduates. She strongly believes that writers need to read the work of others, and she usually reviews the current choice of book on Amazon and Goodreads. She can be found at Facebook, and Twitter @jackieluben. See less