Laurie Graham

Laurie published her first novel, The Man for the Job, in 1987. For several years she then focused on journalism, before returning to fiction with The Ten O'Clock Horses in 1996. Her subsequent books include Perfect Meringues (1997); The Dress Circle (1998); Dog Days, Glenn Miller Nights (2000); The Future Homemakers of America (2001); The Unfortunates (2002); Mr Starlight (2004); Gone With the Windsors (2005); The Importance of Being Kennedy (2008); Life According to Lubka (2009); and At Sea (2010). She lives with her husband in Dublin. Her latest book, A Humble Companion, will be published by Quercus in June 2012.