I am a London-based author, journalist and broadcaster. My debut novel, The Most Difficult Thing, will be published by HarperCollins’ Borough Press in July 2019 and is available for preorder now. You can also read about it in this piece in The Observer.
Jon Snow, Channel 4 News, said: ‘Spying has been her inheritance and this brilliant beautifully crafted debut novel uses it to the full – and so much more besides.’
Louise Candlish, author of Our House, said: ‘The Most Difficult Thing is an enigmatic and slippery beast, a cool new generation of spy novel. Just as the characters play cat and mouse with one another, so does the author with her readers – it’s a guessing game right to the end and I turned the last page with my heart pounding.’
Erin Kelly, author of He Said, She Said, said: ‘I devoured this beautifully written, intricately wrought and unique blend of spy thriller and domestic suspense: The Most Difficult Thing is The Night Manager set in a woman’s world. The twists keep coming, right down to that chilling last line.’
After eight years at The Independent as a reporter, editor and columnist, I’ve written and recorded for The Guardian, Sunday Times, New Statesman, i paper, Marie Claire, BBC’s The One Show, Woman’s Hour, Note to Self podcast, the World Service, Channel 4. Following a major undercover investigation into the scandal around ‘sex for tuition fees’, I was shortlisted for the 2013 Cudlipp prize at the Press Awards.
In 2014, I launched Motherland.net – an online magazine ‘for women who happen to be mums’. I have also worked as a freelance consultant for creative agencies including Winkreative, and brands such as Danone and Gap Kids.
This blog is both a portfolio of my own work, and a platform for guest writers, offering an insight into the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. Do get in touch if you’d like to be featured! philbycharlotte@gmail.com
