Jacquelynn Luben

Fiction and non-fiction

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Jacquelynn Luben is the author of two published non-fiction books, a novella, short stories, articles, poetry and two novels. She has written for various magazines, and gives occasional talks to Surrey groups on self-publishing and publicity. She was also invited to give readings of her books in Germany, in June 2009.

Jackie Luben's novel, Tainted Tree, was placed second in the Winchester Writers' Conference novel competition, 2007 and a number of her short stories have been shortlisted in varous competitions, including the Guildford Book Festival short story competition.

During 2011, four of her short stories, 'An Affair of the Mind', 'Maggies Plot', 'The Green Girl' and 'The Obsession' were published by e-publisher, Untreed Reads, who have added two more of her stories in 2012 - 'The Honey Hunters' and 'Damaged Goods', the lattter having been earlier broadcast on Radio Southern Counties. Subsequently, Untreed Reads brought out The Fruit of the Tree - Jackie's autobiographical 'slice of life' - as an ebook, with a new cover. Her two novels are also available in e-format.

For her degree in 2002, Jacquelynn wrote a dissertation on 'Harry Potter and other children's books', and this is available on Amazon, for the Kindle. She is a member of Guildford Writers and she is currently working on her third novel, Innocent Bystanders.

Published books:

'Tainted Tree', Goldenford Publishers, 2008 (Available to order from all good bookshops):

A young American woman sets out on a quest to find out about her English family. Order the paperback, here, or read a chapter/order a copy, at the Goldenford website. Also available for the Kindle and other e-formats.

'A Bottle of Plonk', Goldenford Publishers, 2005 (Available to order from all good bookshops):

A bottle of wine is passed from one character and one situation to another without being consumed.

Read a chapter or order the paperback at the Goldenford website. Also available for Kindle.

'The Fruit of the Tree', Nelson Houtman, 1992:

An autobiographical account of Jacquelynn Luben's experience of cot death and miscarriage, set against the background of other more lighthearted events.

Available from bookshops or direct from Nelson Houtman, price £8.50, including P & P (UK) or £10.50 rest of the world. The Fruit of the Tree is also available as an ebook in all formats, from Untreed Reads.

'Cot Deaths -Coping with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome', Bedford Square Press, 1989 (First edition published by Thorsons Publishing Group)

Now available mainly from Internet booksellers and some libraries.

Poetry

'Perspectives', Nelson Houtman, 1999

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