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Sadie Jones


UK flag (b.1967)
Sister of Melissa Jones

Sadie Jones was born in London. She grew up in a creative environment: her father is the Jamaican poet and screenwriter Evan Jones, and her mother was an actress. As her friends took up their various university places, Sadie worked in a variety of jobs. After travelling, she settled in London and spent several years as a screenwriter, before writing her first novel, The Outcast. Sadie is married and has two children.
 

Awards: Costa (2008)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   The Outcast (2008)
   Small Wars (2009)
   The Uninvited Guests (2012)
   Fallout (2014)
   The Snakes (2019)
   Amy and Lan (2022)
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Awards
2008 Costa Book Award for Best First Novel : The Outcast

Award nominations
2009 Waverton Good Read Award (nominee) : The Outcast
2009 Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award (nominee) : The Outcast
2008 Women's Prize For Fiction (nominee) : The Outcast


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Passiontide (2024)
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The Paper Man (2023)
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"O'Callaghan's writing is so good and true it feels almost magical."
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The White Rock (2022)
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"Brilliant. A stunning book of extraordinary, audacious scale."

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