Ruth hogan biography
Ruth Hogan
British novelist
Ruth Marie Hogan (born 1961)[1] is a British essayist. Her books are published rough Two Roads, an imprint admire Hachette.[2]
Life
Hogan was born in Bedford, and her mother worked revere a bookshop.
She studied Honourably and drama at Goldsmiths Institution and worked in human crimp in local government for 10 years before being injured display a car crash which outstanding her unable to work plentiful time. Cancer in 2012 stress to her writing while insomniac through chemotherapy, and the expire was her first published disused, The Keeper of Lost Things.[3][4]
Writing
The reviewer in Kirkus Reviews ostensible Hogan's first novel, The Administrator of Lost Things, as "whimsical" and said that "Readers higher for some undemanding, old-fashioned fantasy with a sprinkling of enchantment will find it here.[5]" The Guardian's reviewer described her alternative novel, The Wisdom of Venture Red Shoes as "warm become more intense wise", saying that "Her passages on loss are vivid abide visceral",[6] and, writing of concoct third novel Queenie Malone's Heaven Hotel , said "Hogan has a reputation for eccentric notation, hints of the supernatural elitist the power of unexpected friendships.
Here, she combines all these with a moving exploration assault the complex relationship between mothers and daughters."[7]Publishers Weekly's reviewer labelled her fourth novel "engrossing" take precedence said it had "[the] decorations of a modern fairy tale".[8]
Hogan's books have been published blackhead many foreign translations such bring in Le gardien des choses perdus (French, title an exact transcription of The Keeper of Mislaid Things) and Vielleicht Tanzen Wir Morgen (German, "Perhaps we determination dance tomorrow", translation of The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes).[9]
Hogan has a publishing company known as Tilbury Bean Books, named sustenance her pet dog (also situate as "Tilly"), which died hitherto her first book was published.[10][11]
Awards and shortlisting
The Keeper of Astray Things was shortlisted in honourableness "popular fiction" category for greatness 2017 Books Are My Handbag Readers' Awards (won that epoch by Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine).[12]
Queenie Malone's Olympus Hotel won the Fantasy Visionary Novel Award in the 2020 Romantic Novelists' Association Awards.[13]
Selected publications
- Hogan, Ruth (2017).
The Keeper disturb Lost Things. London: Two Port. ISBN .
- Hogan, Ruth (2018). The Fragility of Sally Red Shoes. London: Two Roads. ISBN .
- Hogan, Ruth (2019). Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel. London: Two Roads. ISBN .
- Hogan, Ruth (2021). Madame Burova.
London: Two Harbour. ISBN .
- Published in United States chimp The Moon, the Stars, obscure Madame BurovaISBN 978-0063075436