Sophie Hannah
Author of The Monogram Murders
About the Author
Sophie Hannah was born in 1971 in Manchester, England. She is a bestselling, award-winning poet. Hannah went to the University of Manchester and published her first book of poems, The Hero and the Girl Next Door, at the age of 24. In 2004 she won first prize in the Daphne Du Maurier Festival Short show more Story Competition for her psychological suspense story, The Octopus Nest. Hannah was recently chosen by Agatha Christie's estate to resurrect her beloved detective, Hercule Poirot. Her subsequent novel, The Monogram Murders, was published in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Sophie Hannah
How to Hold a Grudge: From Resentment to Contentment, the Power of Grudges to Transform Your Life (2019) 65 copies, 7 reviews
Beauty, Hair, Style: The ultimate guide to everyday, festival, and occasion make-up looks, hair styles and dyeing, and… (2023) 1 copy
The Tennis Church 1 copy
The Dwelling 1 copy
The Double Best Method: Become a Decision-Making Genius and Say Goodbye Forever to Bad Choices and Regrets (2024) 1 copy
Bully the Blue Bear 1 copy
Allerlei 1 copy
Associated Works
The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My (1952) — Translator, some editions — 454 copies, 6 reviews
Who Will Comfort Toffle? A Tale of Moomin Valley (1960) — Translator, some editions — 381 copies, 8 reviews
A Spot of Folly: Ten and a Quarter New Tales of Murder and Mayhem (2017) — Introduction, some editions — 59 copies, 3 reviews
The Double Clue and Other Hercule Poirot Stories (2016) — Introduction, some editions — 48 copies, 1 review
Skald: The Short Story Collection: 6 Original Crime & Thriller Short Stories (2018) — Contributor — 7 copies
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- Legal name
- Hannah, Sophie
- Birthdate
- 1971
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Manchester, England, UK
West Yorkshire, England, UK
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK - Education
- Beaver Road Primary School, Didsbury, England, UK
University of Manchester - Occupations
- poet
novelist - Relationships
- Geras, Norman (father)
Geras, Adéle (mother) - Agent
- Peter Straus (Rogers, Coleridge and White)
- Short biography
- Sophie Hannah is a best-selling, award-winning poet. Her latest collection, First of the Last Chances, was chosen for the Poetry Book Society's Next Generation promotion in June 2004. She regularly performs her poetry to live audiences nationwide and abroad, and recently won first prize in the Daphne Du Maurier Festival Short Story Competition for her psychological suspense story The Octopus Nest. Little Face is her first psychological crime novel. Sophie lives in West Yorkshire with her husband and two children.
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- Works
- 60
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.5
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- ISBNs
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