Menna van Praag was born in Cambridge, England and studied Modern History at Oxford University. Her first novella - an autobiographical tale about a waitress who aspires to be a writer - Men, Money & Chocolate has been translated into 26 languages. Her first work of literary fiction, The House at the End of Hope Street, was inspired by an idea the author had to set up a house for female artists to give them a year to fulfil their artistic ambitions. Her next novel, The Dress Shop of Dreams, is set on the magical street of All Saints Passage where a scientist falls in love with a mysterious man who has a magical voice. All Menna van Praag's novels, excepting Happier Than She's Ever Been, are set among the colleges, cafes and bookshops of Cambridge, England.
Genres: Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Romance
New and upcoming books
Series
Sisters Grimm
1. The Sisters Grimm (2020)
2. Night of Demons and Saints (2021)
3. Child of Earth & Sky (2023)
1. The Sisters Grimm (2020)
2. Night of Demons and Saints (2021)
3. Child of Earth & Sky (2023)
Cozy Culinary Cambridge Mystery
1. The Biscuit Tin Murders 1 (2024)
2. The Biscuit Tin Murders 2 (2024)
3. The Biscuit Tin Murders 3 (2024)
4. The Biscuit Tin Murders 4 (2024)
5. The Biscuit Tin Murders 5 (2024)
6. The Biscuit Tin Murders 6 (2025)
1. The Biscuit Tin Murders 1 (2024)
2. The Biscuit Tin Murders 2 (2024)
3. The Biscuit Tin Murders 3 (2024)
4. The Biscuit Tin Murders 4 (2024)
5. The Biscuit Tin Murders 5 (2024)
6. The Biscuit Tin Murders 6 (2025)
Novels
Happier Than She's Ever Been... (2011)
The House at the End of Hope Street (2013)
The Dress Shop of Dreams (2014)
The Witches of Cambridge (2016)
The Lost Art of Letter Writing (2017)
The Patron Saint of Lost Souls (2018)
Brimful of Starlight (2024) (with Stephen W Bennett)
The House at the End of Hope Street (2013)
The Dress Shop of Dreams (2014)
The Witches of Cambridge (2016)
The Lost Art of Letter Writing (2017)
The Patron Saint of Lost Souls (2018)
Brimful of Starlight (2024) (with Stephen W Bennett)
Novellas and Short Stories
Menna van Praag recommends
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye (2024)
Briony Cameron
"Empowering. Uplifting. Illuminating. Cameron brings Jacquotte vividly to life; I was hooked from first to last. A tour de force of storytelling!"
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