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Carmen Reid

かるめん・りーど

Kāmen Rīdo

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Montrose, Angus
Nationality
Scottish
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown

Career

Occupations
novelist
Active Years
2002-2024

Awards

Angus Book Award
2015
Work: Cross My Heart
Organization: Angus Council
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Did The Earth Move?

2003 Chick lit

A chick lit bestseller.

RomanceEveryday life

The Personal Shopper

2007 Chick lit

First in the Annie Valentine series about a personal shopper.

FashionRomance

Cross My Heart

2013 Young adult novel

WW2 novel for teenagers that won the Angus Book Award.

WarFriendship

Bibliography

  • Three in a Bed (2002)
  • Did The Earth Move? (2003)
  • How Was It For You? (2004)
  • Up All Night (2005)
  • The Personal Shopper (2007)
  • New Girl (2008)
  • Late Night Shopping (2008)
  • Jealous Girl (2009)
  • How Not to Shop (2009)
  • Drama Girl (2010)
  • Celebrity Shopper (2010)
  • Rebel Girl (2010)
  • The Jewels of Manhattan (2011)
  • Sunshine Girl (2011)
  • New York Valentine (2011)
  • Party Girl (2012)
  • Shopping With The Enemy (2012)
  • Cross My Heart (2013)
  • Worn Out Wife Seeks New Life (2021)
  • New Family Required (2022)
  • The Woman Who Ran For The Hills (2023)
  • Annie in Paris (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Light-hearted styleDialogue-driven
Recurring Motifs
Women's everyday livesFashionFriendship

Legacy

Scottish novelist known for chick lit and young adult novels, winner of the Angus Book Award.

Trivia

  • Born in Montrose.
  • Sunday Times top ten bestseller author.