‘A publisher loved my first book, but when she kept ringing, I didn’t answer – I thought it was a PPI caller’ To her millions of fans, Amanda Prowse is the unrivalled queen of family drama. The most prolific writer of contemporary fiction in the UK, her compelling characters and pacy plots have captured the imagination of readers around the globe.
Yet the true story behind the 56-year-old best-selling author’s success is as extraordinary as her spellbinding storylines. As a single mum, she struggled to overcome poverty and was diagnosed with bowel cancer before fulfilling her dream.
She is now happily married to Simeon, 57, has two sons, Josh, 28, and Ben, 27, and her new novel Swimming to Lundy is published next week.
Here, Amanda, who has homes in…
